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CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... leaders include BMW, Samsung Electronics and Unilever, and climate performance leaders have reduced their total (absolute) emissions by 33 million metric tons in the past reporting year, "equivalent to around nine months of greenhouse gas emissions from ...

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 ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... sectors, Mercer said. In the 2011 study, Mercer modeled four scenarios including a robust mitigation response to carbon emissions by the international community. Under that scenario, the industries that would be worse off include fossil-fuel industries ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... tools to measure and manage portfolio exposure to carbon-related risks. MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics data uses current carbon emissions data disclosed by companies and makes estimates for those that do not disclose based on industry information and proprietary ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... tracking and reporting." "The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting investment that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enables adaptation to the consequences of climate change," said Jonathan Taylor, European Investment Bank vice president ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... GRESB showed that in, in 2013, the commercial real estate sector reduced its energy consumption by about 0.8%, carbon emissions fell by 0.3%, and water consumption fell by 2.3%. GRESB also names regional leaders as part of the result. This year, GRESB ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Bedford (our pilot community) where in 2010 the municipality adopted a local goal of a 20% reduction is energy use / GHG emissions by 2020." Much in the way that organisations such as Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) use environmental upgrade finance ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... engagement and resource efficiency savings, and make a positive contribution to local communities in addition to reducing emissions," she said. The research also found that carbon offsetting projects with verified social, economic and environmental co-benefits ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... risk in their portfolios, including robust quantitative data on companies' fossil fuel reserves holdings and carbon emissions," said Remy Briand, managing director and head of ESG research at MSCI. "We are excited to provide with MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics ...

Pollinate Energy to partner with Powershop

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... kerosene lights, which pose a safety risk, are expensive, and pose environmental risks because of kerosene's carbon emissions. The enterprise calls on volunteers thus far from Australia that join the fellowship program to go to India and help set up ...