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CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... between Kyoto and non-Kyoto activities," she said. "An ERF methodology will only be made where it covers emissions reductions that count towards Australia's climate change targets. This is not a problem for savanna fire management, but it will be a problem ...

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
... price for price discovery, and to incentivise business participation. The ERF has to provide "deeming" of emissions reductions, and finally, SMF supports inclusion of "make good" provisions, allowing participants to use Australian Carbon Credit Units ...

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 ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... 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 by Arup that ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... outperform their suppliers. CDP and Accenture found that 34% of members have set both absolute and intensity-based emissions reductions targets, up from 33% in 2012, while for suppliers, the figure is 7%, up from 5% in 2012. Suppliers did realise savings ...

CDP: investment in carbon reduction yields positive return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Companies that allocate capital to carbon emissions reductions generate positive return on investment (ROI) of 33.6%, creating US$15.1 billion in value, according to CDP's third annual Carbon Action report. CDP's Carbon Action initiative is backed by ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... by employing an effective city-vetted methodology; and enable cities to report transparent, year-on-year emissions reductions," according to CDP. The grant will also help build the capacity of the CDP's Cities platform in three ways, by building analytical ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... "Particularly for high emitting companies, we did research in 2012 that shows there are benefits for setting emissions reductions targets," Day said. "High emitting companies with absolute emission reduction targets not only achieved reductions double ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... induced. We do not think it makes much sense to confuse the conversation about what we should be doing on emissions reductions with what we are doing in the short term. Having a strong independent voice on emissions reduction ambition can assist the ...