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Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... determined contributions for the start in 2020." The agreement also includes language that would lead to the creation of global carbon markets, de Wit noted during a post-COP21 debriefing in Melbourne. "A big issue for us and for the business sector ...

Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... agreement. Gerrard noted may provide scope for greater uptake of traditional activities such as savanna burning which contribute carbon abatement along with many other environmental and social co-benefits. "On first blush, Article 4 may provide scope ...

Global Investors sign Paris Green Bonds Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... objectives into climate finance outcomes. Adding green bonds into the climate finance mix can help the shift of capital to low carbon projects, infrastructure and climate resilient development. Credible, robust and liquid green bond markets can only ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects that have been conducted by Indigenous groups have provided net benefits beyond environmental savings, according to a senior associate with Allens. Emily Gerrard, Allens Arthur Robinson Emily Gerrard, a senior ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... ageing building stock, which will have the added benefit of advancing our plans for Adelaide to become the world's first carbon neutral city. "For commercial property owners, building upgrades can reduce operating costs, increase yields, help attract ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... ambassador for the environment and lead negotiator at the upcoming Paris Climate Summit. Woolcott briefed members of the Carbon Markets Institute in Melbourne this week, in the lead-up to his departure for Paris and the COP21 summit. Woolcott said he ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Future Super has gone carbon neutral by establishing a carbon offsetting program with the assistance of South Pole Group. Simon Sheikh, managing director, Future Super Future Super has calculated its portfolio's carbon intensity and purchased offset ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... right into a discussion into adding an activist hedge fund, and neither would you jump right into a discussion about a low carbon index," As with any best practice investing, you do need to start with learning a little bit about the potential for this ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... tropical rainforests while building healthy lifestyles - that is, the improvement of livelihoods through the utilisation of carbon credits for rainforest protection." AXA IM believes that the decarbonisation of the global economy is underway, with the ...