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Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... may not be in place by the time the auctions are due to commence in February/March 2014. As stipulated under the Clean Energy Future Act, from 2015, there will be an absolute limit on emissions from the country's most emissions-intensive industries. ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... requirements in Australia for GHG emissions. There is now mandatory carbon disclosure under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System (NGERS) for companies that either consume or produce 200TJ or 50 kt CO2e. The Aussie reporting requirements ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism has granted AU$1 million to expand the reach of the CitySwitch energy efficiency program. The money was allocated through the department's Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Whether it be by integrating ESG and climate change in their research and selection process, through focus on themes such as energy, water or waste or through low carbon investing and investors need robust solutions. We ourselves have been putting significant ...

New Forests, CEFC agreement on bioenergy, biofuel finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
New Forests and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation have agreed to collaborate to finance bioenergy and biofuel developments. Under the collaboration agreement, New Forests will develop opportunities in renewable energy complementing regional forest ...

CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide AU$75 million in financing to Energy Developments Limited (EDL) for investment in projects to generate energy from waste coal mine gas and landfill gas and remote hybrid renewables projects. CEFC ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Demand management - a cooperative approach to saving energy - could save billions of dollars from electricity bills in Australia, according to a study commissioned by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The study, Investing ...

CDP, CDSB, IIIRC ally to promote natural capital reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... signed a memorandum of understanding based on their complementary roles in reporting of natural capital, including carbon, energy, water and forest commodities, as part of the integrated reporting process. "The express intention of the IIRC to work collaboratively ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Initiative," de Wit said. "The good news is that the CEFC isn't going to be touched and there is still support for the renewable energy sector." The lower price of carbon emissions also removes some of the incentives for a quicker transition to lower ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is in "active discussions" with over 50 project proponents, according to CEO Oliver Yates. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The CEFC officially began investing in 1 July, but Yates previously told The Sustainability ...