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Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... she said. "One of the bits of the Paris Agreement that really gets to the heart of the matter is the call to be net zero carbon emissions by the end of the century. That, to me, is what directors have to look at - what does my business look like with ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... driving structural transformation in the energy sector. The risks and opportunities created by the transition to a net zero carbon global economy will continue to grow and the pace of change accelerate. It is vital that utility companies undertake co ...

Senate inquiry to examine carbon risk disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... "galvanised" action, Connor said. "Many investors are realising that the world has changed and that the drive to get to net zero carbon emissions will bring opportunities and risks," Connor said. "However others are still unaware of how the shift to ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Capital Management The joint venture, La Francaise Inflection Point (LFIP), launched La Francaise Lux-Inflection Point Zero Carbon (ZC) in mid-June. It is a long-only Luxembourg SICAV sub-fund. The fund's benchmark is the MSCI All-Country World Index ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... look at emissions data for each of the companies we're invested in, and we work out how we're going to work towards zero carbon emissions," Palmer said. "There's engagement, and we have to look at what we are going to do with the heaviest emitters in ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Management's Strategically-Aware Investing principles, and will invest in a portfolio of companies that have a net zero carbon emissions output, said Matthew Kiernan, founder and CEO of Inflection Point Capital Management. The fund is designed to meet ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Australia could achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 "without structural changes to the economy or lifestyle," according to recent research by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU). The biggest changes needed to decarbonise ...

AGL installs first solar panels at Nyngan solar plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... renewable energy generation in Australia and with projects like the Nyngan Solar Plant, is increasing the proportion of zero carbon emission generation in the national electricity market." Developing large-scale solar is "vital" to a diverse energy future ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australian residential and commercial property could reach zero carbon emissions standards in 10 years with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... said. Meanwhile, BHP Billiton reported a 5 million tCO2e (-20%) Scope 2 GHG emission reduction, with the purchase of zero carbon emissions hydro-electricity to power the Mozal aluminium smelter contributing to this improvement. Companies responding to ...