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Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... "We are seeing companies commit to improved climate change disclosures and set targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions."

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
The world's largest cement companies need to more than double their emissions reductions or risk missing the two degree target of the Paris Agreement, according to new CDP analysis. (Image courtesy CDP) CDP has published Building Pressure, and found ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Hinwood said. "We're looking forward to drawing on our clean energy finance experience to help IFM drive carbon emissions reductions across its assets through an innovative approach to planning, construction and operations. "This is about investing in ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in order to earn credits a project proponent must demonstrate that the emissions reductions wouldn't have happened in the absence of the project. To manage this issue, they rely on the concept of 'additionality'. ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investments made a "major investment" without disclosing the precise figure. HWPF is targeting emissions reductions of 45 per cent in both new and existing buildings when compared with the Council of Australian Government (COAG) Baseline ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... years." In comparison with the global peer set, a quarter of respondents have either committed to setting emissions reductions targets through the SBT initiative (SBTi), have set an SBT confirmed by the SBTi, or have set a self-declared SBT, CDP said. ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... duality of financial returns and a social outcome - and with the CEFC, financial return and clear case for emissions reductions and environmental outcomes," he said. "It is a combined investment process which is incredibly interesting and important. ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... important given the significant infrastructure challenge that councils face. Importantly, the cost savings and emissions reductions from clean energy projects continue after the debt is repaid."

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... and 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. It consists of the Emissions reduction Fund, a crediting element for emissions reductions, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) to purchase emissions reductions, and a safeguard mechanism. The safeguard mechanism will ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the carbon budget which climate scientists have established and convert them to a methodology to use to set emissions reductions targets which are aligned with the latest climate science," said James Day, CDP Australia and NZ Director. For its part ...