Think pieces
Here, the ISF Business and Economies research team reflects on reimagining business, finance and economy to advance sustainability, prosperity and wellbeing for all. We provide links to external publications and longer-form articles.
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Power-hungry data centres scrambling to find enough electricity to meet demand
Energy experts fear the growing number of power-hungry data centres could make electricity more expensive.
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Power-hungry AI is driving a surge in carbon emissions
Google, Microsoft and Meta have all reported significant emissions increases due to AI write Gordon Noble and Fiona Berry.
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Investors have bid against each other to buy Australia’s first green bond. Here’s why that’s a great sign
ISF Research Director Gordon Noble writes for The Conversation to give insights into Australia's first green bond and what that means for sustainable finance.
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Senate Economics References Committee inquiry into residential electrification
ISF Research Director Gordon Noble provides evidence to the Senate Economics References Committee inquiry into residential electrification on the ISF report Scaling Green Retrofit Housing Finance.
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Think: Business Futures podcast 'Was 2023 a landmark year in climate?'
In many ways 2023 has been a big year for fighting climate change. In this podcast we look at the challenges ahead and the scale of the task of transitioning the world away from fossil fuels. To do this we need massive investments in renewables and a new way of financing and doing business.
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Making money green: Australia takes its first steps towards a net zero finance strategy
Australia aspires not only to transition its economy to net zero emissions, but to become a green energy superpower.
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Adapting Blended Finance Approaches To Drive Net Zero Transition
Notes from presentation by UTS-ISF Research Director Gordon Noble’s presentation for the 2023 UNCTAD World Investment Forum session Getting Blended Finance Right at Scale on 20 October 2023.
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Regulatory nudge proposed to unlock green retrofit finance for low-income mortgagors
Affordable, accessible credit that enables households to sustainably retrofit homes can support the transition to net zero emissions.
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Dark Cloud: The True Cost of Data
Our online lives and the massive digital infrastructure that supports them are eating up our carbon budgets. But who’s paying attention?
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ISF submission to the Australian Government's Sustainable Finance Strategy
Read ISF's submission to the Australian Government's first Sustainable Finance Strategy of December 2023. We provide a detailed response aligned to the Strategy’s three pillars, highlighting areas where engagement by the Australian Government can support Australia’s net zero transition.