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Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... carbon at any particular project site." Public comment on the proposed methodology is open until 6 May. The Liberal coalition government is attempting to repeal the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and implement in its stead the Direct Action Plan. ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... mechanism (CPM) and replace it with the Direct Action Plan (DAP). The House of Representatives, which is held by the Liberal Coalition led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, had passed the government's Clean Energy (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill, but in the Senate ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... The letter calls on oil and gas companies to join the CCAC Oil and Gas Methane Partnership. The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is an international effort "backed by over 30 governments to bring together countries, companies, and others to work ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... offset projects and increase carbon abatement in line with the protection of Australia's natural environment. The Liberal coalition government has said its climate policy's main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... ramp up their activities. The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... was a risk - four companies report that uncertainty was a high risk in 2013. Many of the uncertainties related to the Coalition government's plans to repeal the Clean Energy Future carbon pricing legislation. In comparison, five ASX200 companies that ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... provide real opportunities for businesses to engage in abatement activities, according to analysis by EY. The Liberal coalition government has said its climate policy's main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Risk (CAR) initiative, coordinated by Ceres and the Carbon Tracker Initiative, with support from the Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change, has written to 45 companies with fossil fuel assets, requesting detailed responses before their annual shareholder ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... in the run up to Australia taking over the presidency of the G20 in 2014. The organisation had met with the Liberal coalition when they were still in opposition, and Spoors is confident they will meet with the government as well. In addition to lobbying ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the current carbon pricing mechanism and the lack of detail to the Liberal coalition's direct action plan means that companies are reluctant to make more than the minimum investment required to comply with existing ...