Only five big carbon polluters – BlueScope Steel, South32, Alumina, Santos and Woodside – are likely to face a material hit to their valuations if they are unable to reduce their emissions baselines under the Albanese government’s changes to theWhile the scheme applies to 219 facilities that emit more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon each year,
Emmi said these companies would need to reduce their carbon intensity, on average, by 4.9 per cent a year to avoid mounting carbon costs. “BlueScope Steel, South32, Alcoa [via Alumina], Santos and Woodside are the five most likely companies in the ASX 100 to have a valuation impact because of the safeguard mechanism.”