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CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... years." In comparison with the global peer set, a quarter of respondents have either committed to setting emissions reductions targets through the SBT initiative (SBTi), have set an SBT confirmed by the SBTi, or have set a self-declared SBT, CDP said. ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... duality of financial returns and a social outcome - and with the CEFC, financial return and clear case for emissions reductions and environmental outcomes," he said. "It is a combined investment process which is incredibly interesting and important. ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... important given the significant infrastructure challenge that councils face. Importantly, the cost savings and emissions reductions from clean energy projects continue after the debt is repaid."

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... and 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. It consists of the Emissions reduction Fund, a crediting element for emissions reductions, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) to purchase emissions reductions, and a safeguard mechanism. The safeguard mechanism will ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the carbon budget which climate scientists have established and convert them to a methodology to use to set emissions reductions targets which are aligned with the latest climate science," said James Day, CDP Australia and NZ Director. For its part ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... successful under the ERF so far, however there is a need to ensure that Australia continues to incentivise emissions reductions in the land sector as the cost of ACCUs drops. These types of projects can be more expensive to operate. The average price ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... its portfolio. AGL is facing calls from stakeholders to improve its disclosures and activities on carbon emissions reductions. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has lodged resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding ...

IGCC calls for emissions reductions targets with credible signal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has called for an Australian emission reduction target that "delivers a credible signal to capital in managing the transition to a low carbon economy." Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The Australian government has set ...

ACCR to lodge carbon disclosure resolutions for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... portfolio. These are not sufficient commitments, particularly if world governments reach strong targets for emissions reductions at the COP 21 climate talks in Paris in December, Le Couteur said. "It looks like things are going to be fairly positive ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... companies to set targets to account for their fair share of carbon emissions." To assist in the setting of emissions reductions targets, CDP, UN Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the WWF are developing sectoral decarbonisation methodologies ...