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Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... pollution controls, agriculture and forestry, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. The report, which examines opportunities for investment in climate-themed bonds, found that the actual ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Former South Australia Premier Mike Rann has been appointed incoming chair of Low Carbon Australia by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet. "Mr Rann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, to our organisation at a time when ...

Plantic opens expanded bioplastics facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... its production capacity. Brendan Morris, CEO of Plantic, Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet, and Allister Watson, Coles general manager meat delicatessen and dairy The new facility will produce Plantic eco ...

Calls for expedited reduction of SRES multiplier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... rooftop systems would come down in price due to economies of scale. However, around this time last year, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet acted to reduce the multiplier from 4 to 3 ahead of schedule, to reduce the oversupply ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... creators. "As distributors of news and content, media companies can shape the way the public thinks about issues like climate change or labor conditions," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO. "Coverage bias resulting from ownership and advertising has arguably ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The scientific consensus around the potential impacts of climate change and the affirmative policy moves of governments around the world to mitigate their impacts means that Australia's renewable energy target and carbon pricing regime is not an outlier ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... policy shift should the opposition Liberal coalition take government at the next election, the long term reality of climate change is leading towards a "natural shift where super funds operate and invest more responsibility," SuperRatings said. "We've ...

Businesses must innovate in response to carbon constraints

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... regardless of local or national regulations, the carbon dioxide content in our atmosphere will continue to rise and climate change will continue to disrupt weather patterns," Sharma said. "This will remain a major long-term societal and political problem ...

IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has urged European Union ministers to consider changes to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to ensure its viability. The IIGCC, a collaborative body of investors representing EUR7.5tr ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA), which focuses on the research and development stage of project development. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said the CEFC can act to increase domestic investment in local projects. "The CEFC can 'crowd-in' more investment ...