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Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Companies that sell tradeable carbon credits generated under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) will have to register for an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license as part of draft legislation from the federal government. The federal government ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... be extending its certification scheme to include broadband projects like the National Broadband Network (NBN). "The transition to a low-carbon economy requires a huge range of energy and infrastructure investments," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With the increasing demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... businesses have short term certainty with the package's passage, they will still have longer term uncertainty in the transition between the fixed price model and the start of the full, market-based trading system in 2015. "Uncertainty is impacting on ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... se - we just have concerns about coal seam gas extraction. We are relatively pragmatic - we understand the need to transition to renewable energy sources and natural gas is a natural choice as a transition, while we believe that renewable egnery is 100% ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... the past year some employees opted to pursue career opportunities outside Stockland, despite our best endeavours to transition them into challenging roles internally where applicable," Stockland said in its report. "Likewise, the gradual completion of ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the Australian carbon market and in the boom in investment in renewables and clean technology, particularly in the transition from coal-fired facilities to gas fired generation. To some degree, [the legislation] gives it an extra push. I would expect ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The proposed carbon price would have a limited impact on superannuation funds overall, amounting to a cost of up to 0.8% of revenue from companies held in the Australian equity portfolios of 14 of the largest superannuation funds. This conclusion comes ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government's carbon pricing plan will tax mines for "fugitive" gas emissions - emissions of trapped methane that are released during the extraction process, according to a briefing from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... a fixed price of $23/tonne CO2-e, rising by 5% p.a. in nominal terms in the second and third year. There would be a transition to a cap-and-trade emissions trading scheme from 1 July 2015. The government has proposed EITE assistance in the form of free ...