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CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... that upgrade the energy efficiency of buildings, energy-from-waste projects, and projects registered for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under the Emissions Reduction Fund. Westpac customers will be able to access specialist expertise to assist ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... burning, which is a traditional activity carried out by Indigenous landowners, as an example in which the Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated from the activity have been sold through the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auctions, generating ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... stranded asset risk," said Simon Sheikh, managing director of Future Super. Future Super is funding the purchase of the carbon credit offsets at the fund level, rather than a levy on individual members, Sheikh said. The superannuation fund has chosen ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is developing a second impact investing fund of funds strategy, which will build upon the first fund launched two years ago. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM In 2013, AXA IM's global Responsible ...

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... baselines, the main vehicle for offsetting those liabilities is through the purchase and surrender of Australian Carbon Credit Units [ACCU], rather than international carbon credit units. However, there are compliance mechanisms that allow entities to ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... market or the price of the eventual abatement. Because there will be uncertainty in the clearing price for Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) and there is no compliance market to support demand, some companies may not participate until there is more ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Offsetting one tonne of carbon dioxide can bring additional co-benefits of US$664 to the communities in which reduction projects are based, according to new research. Co-benefits of purchasing carbon credits include economic development opportunities ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued more than 160,000 carbon credits to a carbon farming project in western New South Wales covering an 8,500-hectare section of native forest. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... to 2020. The CFI would be retained under the DAP because it would provide a mechanism for generating Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) that can be sold to the government for abatement purposes. There are mechanisms in place under the current CFI ...