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Clean Energy Finance Corporation publishes 2016/2017 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation, including low carbon electricity, such as solar, wind, battery storage and bioenergy; ambitious energy efficiency, such as property, infrastructure, manufacturing and agribusiness; and electrification and fuel switching, such as vehicles ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... metres with an average NABERS rating of 4.38. Additionally, participants suggest that the ease of assessing energy efficiency and green investments in real estate through NABERS and Green Star as core frameworks, and mandatory disclosure regulations ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, ARENA, extend partnership in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... considered less risky. Additionally, the structure of the EUA overcomes the "split incentive" where tenant enjoy energy efficiency savings whilst the building owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. Currently in Victoria, 14 councils have ...

CEFC lends $32m for construction of green student accommodation project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... photovoltaic system, the CEFC said. Student accommodation developers have, thus far, had a "limited focus on energy efficiency, tending to build to minimum standards under the National Construction Code, which is typically the lowest cost option," said ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... is the first green bond for New Zealand. IFC will use the proceeds to fund investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other areas that reduce greenhouse emissions, IFC said. The proceeds from IFC green bonds are allocated within IFC in a ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... statements acknowledging climate change as a business risk, and 49 ASX200 companies (25%) disclosed a climate or energy efficiency-related target. ACSI said they would engage with companies regarding the implementation of the Task Force on Climate-related ...

Climate Bonds Initiative, UNEP-FI launch European Green Securities Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... range between 2.6 and 4.5% of GDP, with EUR 200 billion of annual investment needed to finance clean energy and energy efficiency investments.

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... considered less risky. Additionally, the structure of the EUA overcomes the "split incentive" where tenant enjoy energy efficiency savings whilst the building owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. Currently, 14 councils in Victoria offer ...

CEFC allocates $80 million to Bodangora wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... projects gain strength." Separately, the CEFC has also announced that it has financed more than 1,000 specialist energy efficiency projects undertaken by a broad range of small businesses, exceeding $150 million in CEFC investment. CEFC's specialist ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... London. Learmonth sees clear correlations between social impact investing and investing in the renewable energy/energy efficiency sphere, as both have an element of measuring impacts beyond financial return - be they social or environmental. "At its ...