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CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... and enhance the efficiency of this process. This will enable companies to spend more time on taking action to reduce emissions." FCS is expected to score a total of 3,500 disclosures in 2014 alone, CDP added. "With a growing number of investment groups ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... that will supply electricity, hot water and steam, which is estimated to save about a third in energy costs and CO2-e emissions due to reduced grid electricity usage. Commonwealth Bank and CEFC have also provided finance to Melbourne-based Labelmakers ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) report recommending a target range of 40-60% carbon emissions reductions by 2030 signals a "future policy shock" on climate ambition, which brings more policy uncertainty for investors, according to the Investor Group ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) should develop a method based on environmental upgrade agreements (EUA), Sustainable Melbourne Fund has said in a submission to the Department of Environment. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Sustainable ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... policy also reflects an investment pathway forward for the transition to a cleaner energy economy by tilting away from emissions-intensive and unconventional fossil fuels while investing in cleaner conventional fossil fuels and renewable energy assets. ...

RepuTex: DAP could achieve more reductions than CPM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The government's proposed Direct Action Plan (DAP) could lead to more domestic emissions reductions than the carbon price mechanism, if the policy is supported by absolute emissions baselines and an obligation for companies to offset any emissions above ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) have followed up on work carried out on in 2012 regarding fugitive emissions. The groups are worried about the volume of natural gas that is emitted to the atmosphere through venting or leakage ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions. The new draft framework also covers fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities, CDSB said. It has also been ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Payneham and St Peters, and Unley," the spokesperson said. Depending on the scheme's uptake, potential greenhouse gas emissions reductions could range from between 6% - 10,800 tonnes CO2/year saved, and 32%, or 61,400 tonnes CO2/year saved, an estimate ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... awaiting more detail on the government's proposed Direct Action Plan, meaning that some initiatives to reduce carbon emissions are being sidelined. "Clearly, it's certainly a question in terms of any projects that try to achieve abatement of some sort ...