Q&A with Meg McDonald, CEO Low Carbon AustraliaBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012 7:01AMMeg McDonald is the CEO of Low Carbon Australia (LCAL), an independent company established in 2010 by the Australian government. LCAL manages an AU$84.6m investment fund which provides finance to improve energy efficiency and achieve carbon abatement in the property and industry sectors. McDonald talks to The Sustainability Report on how LCAL's model encourages private sector investment in energy efficiency and carbon abatement technology, how it has helped develop a robust market for financing those investments, and the fund's future as the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) readies for launch. Related News |
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