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Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... benefit of our members for the long term,... Roughly 9-10% of our assets are invested in climate-related investments - wind farms, hydro, solar, and as we see more opportunities, our purpose is to invest that way. We are continuing to agitate through ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Resources Defense Council. A Climate Bonds certification is issued to bonds that are backed by qualifying green assets - wind farms, solar energy plants, energy efficiency investments, low-carbon transport and other projects. Approved third party verifiers ...

NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... "We look forward to working with Ogin as it further develops its products and markets, and as it redevelops existing wind farms using its new turbines," Whineray said. Whineray said the investments are relatively small for the NZ$24 billion (US$19 billion) ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... said that AU$43.6 billion has been lent. "Progress to date has been primarily in renewable energy including two major wind farms and a solar farm," the bank said. "This work has been further supported by the establishment of a CleanTech Working Group ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency purposes, while reducing carbon emissions. The fund also pointed to the CEFC's co-financing of Sundrop Farms' 20 hectare greenhouse development near Port Augusta, SA, "which will use solar-thermal technology to desalinate seawater to ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... project announcement have declined year-on-year since 2009, partially attributed to new, cumbersome regulations for wind farms at the state level. Ernst & Young cited New South Wales' policies and the Victorian planning policy that puts a 2 km distance ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... clean energy investment, from solar panels and solar hot water systems through to large-scale technologies such as wind farms and hydro. Today's decision to leave the policy settings in place honours these investments while unlocking over $18 billion ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... projects." AMP Capital is investing in a consortium of three other infrastructure investors, and EME manages and operate the wind farms. "We consider AMP Capital's participation to be an important statement of confidence in EME's record of developing ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... data on the number of energy efficiency projects that are being Implemented by industrial companies, the number of wind farms that are being built or proposed, or the land area that is being reforested. We will use this data to produce the first whole-ofâ€economy ...

Low Carbon Australia and Quantum Power offer biogas services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... them using their own renewable energy sources," saidMeg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. Piggeries, abattoirs, poultry farms, are among those that could see cost reductions and productivity benefits from converting waste to a biogas energy source ...