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Sep 12, 2018 @ 09:00
Nearly all of the world’s largest 200 industrial companies have directly or indirectly opposed climate policy since the landmark Paris Agreement was signed three years ago, according to new research.
Analysis by InfluenceMap, a UK-based think tank, examined the lobbying activities of 200 of the world’s biggest companies and 75 of the most powerful trade groups and the links between them since December 2015.
It found that 30 percent of all companies analysed have directly lobbied against climate policy in the last three years and that 90 percent of them retain membership to trade associations which have actively opposed climate policy around the world.
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Regional Australia essential to industry: APPEA
Long-term business investment, onshore development and cleaner energy technologies will ensure regional jobs into the future, according to CEO of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Andrew McConville.
Public support for gas is only the first step to encourage investment in Australian projects, he said in a speech addressing the Regional Australia Institute’s Regions Rising National Summit in Canberra today.
Mr McConville appealed to regional stakeholders about the importance of developing new gas basins and the benefits of onshore and offshore developments to regional communities.
“The onshore gas industry makes a significant contribution to regional economies through direct jobs, local contracts and community investment,” he said.
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) welcomes the launch of the Centre of Decommissioning Australia. APPEA CEO Andrew.