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CEC analyses impact of removing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... would be generated from coal and "increasingly expensive" gas-fired power plants, which would force up power prices and carbon emissions. The CEC noted that if the RET was removed, the federal government would need to find "an extra 34.7 million tonnes ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... (IPCC)'s analysis of climate finance shows that redirecting global funds from investment emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "We ...

Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Three new Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) methodologies have been endorsed by the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee (DOIC), according to the Department of the Environment. DOIC has endorsed a methodology that "reduc[es] greenhouse gas emissions in ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... trading pilots at provincial and municipal levels. "With IFC's networks and resources, the exchange can develop an advanced carbon trading mechanism and design innovative trading products," said Peggy Chen, chief executive officer of the Shenzhen Emissions ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... to source reliable information about the risk that climate change, climate regulation and investor activism (such as the carbon divestment movement), might pose to investment portfolios. "It comes down to, quite simply, finding the right people who have ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... 2 (ANZFF2). New Forests also completed the final close of the Tropical Asia Forest Fund (TAFF) and expanded the Forest Carbon Partners (FCP) fund in the United States into a second phase. During that time, the company also purchased an operating sawmilling ...

Margaret River Winery installs SunPower solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia has been of real concern to us for some time. Combine that with the opportunity to reduce power bills and reduce our carbon footprint, as well as receiving a dollar-for-dollar grant from the fed'l government, it was a case which fully justifies ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Salvatico said. "The other trend we've noticed is the idea of optimised indices, so indices that exclude companies based on carbon emissions, for example," Salvatico said. "We have a full set of carbon emissions data from September 2009, and we have ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the most cost-effective opportunities for improving their productivity, reducing energy and overhead costs and reducing carbon emissions," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "This agreement will provide an incentive for major property upgrades that reduce ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... has rejected a bill to repeal the Clean Energy Future legislation, but businesses continue to operate as if the current carbon pricing mechanism will continue beyond 1 July, according to carbon advisory firm RepuTex. The federal government has proposed ...