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Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Jutsen said. "Our clients have been using the program heavily to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon emissions," Jutsen said. "It's a significant contributor to helping companies to improve efficiency and reduce emissions to improve ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... provider CA Technologies says there is increased consumer demand for companies to manage IT energy consumption and carbon emissions, driving increased uptake of their enterprise software products, and impacting CA Technologies' sustainability strategies. ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... including orangutan and tigers. Unsustainable palm oil production is also responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, and in some cases has displaced indigenous communities that rely on forests for food and shelter." Given the fact that palm ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... only 20-40% of existing coal, gas and oil reserves can be burnt. The report found that of the 51 GtCO2 equivalent of emissions held on the books of listed companies in Australia, 27.76 GtCO2 is owned by companies listed overseas, compared to 23.18 GtCO2 ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... associated with corporate environment risk, but is not limited to matters of pollution and liability for greenhouse gas emissions. "As new cases and settlements emerge, it is becoming apparent that climate related litigation increasingly focuses on the ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Employer of Choice for Women citation, and a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 25% reduction in paper usage, and an increase in paper recycling of 63%.

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... environmental and social risks of coal seam gas (CSG) production, but there are growing concerns over the risk of fugitive gas emissions and the impact on water supply and if regulatory frameworks are adequate for the job of overseeing the industry. ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... I don't think that the extreme unburnable carbon scenario will eventuate - at this stage, it's unlikely that carbon emissions that be cut to the extent that we hit the 2 degree target," said Elaine Prior director/analyst carbon, environment and ESG at ...

Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... national carbon budget, the Climate Institute said, but rather broadly described it as "the total amount of net Australian emissions of greenhouse gasses during a specified period." The CCA will release an issues paper on Australian emissions targets ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... been assessed against the Australian government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). Zoos Victoria reduced carbon emissions through a range of energy efficiency and waste reduction measures, and by purchasing and cancelling carbon offsets to bring ...