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WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Labor Party supports the ETS and the Australian Greens also support a price on carbon emissions, the opposition Liberal Coalition led by Tony Abbott opposes the ETS and Abbott has promised that if the Coalition form government, repealing the carbon pricing ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of them being passed is highly uncertain at this time. The election has been called for 7 September. If the Liberal Coalition gain majority and leader Tony Abbott becomes prime minister, he has vowed to end the carbon pricing mechanism as one of his ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... at Mercer The third Global Investor Survey on Climate Change was commissioned by the networks of the global investor coalition on climate change and was conducted by Mercer. The networks include the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), the European ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
A coalition of signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) - including Australian superannuation funds - have called on palm oil companies to comply with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Principles and Criteria. The signatories ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... also expect increasing demand from the US$21 trillion of institutional investors aligned with the new Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change." The HSBC/Climate Bonds Initiative report did not include any sovereign bonds in the analysis, but did ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... brings in a Liberal- Elaine Prior, director/analyst carbon, environment and ESG at Citi Investment Research National Coalition government that would be headed by Tony Abbott. Abbott has made it clear that he considers the repeal of the carbon pricing ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... said. "It has passed the House and needs to pass the Senate." Publish What You Pay Australia has met with the opposition Coalition party and the Australian Greens as well as one independent member of parliament to build support for mandatory disclosure ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the carbon pricing regime - if successful in the September federal elections, the current opposition Liberal-National Coalition has pledged to repeal the package. Outside of political and policy considerations, BNEF's analysis of wind power showed the ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Jonathan Jutsen, executive director of specialist consultancy Energetics, there still remains political uncertainty if the Coalition win power in Parliament in the September elections. "CTIP impacts energy efficiency opportunities, but there won't be ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... is gearing up for launch amidst political uncertainty. In the upcoming federal election in September, the opposition Coalition has pledged to shut down the CEFC and repeal most of the Gillard government's Clean Energy Future legislation, including the ...