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ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Augusta, South Australia. ARENA will partner with natural gas and electricity provider, Alinta, and the South Australian government on the AU$2.3 million study, which will "boost the nation's solar thermal knowledge base and strengthen relationships ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... of federal and state government representatives, industry and non-government organisations. The previous Australian government had introduced legislation amending taxation law that will permit the disclosure of how much large listed companies pay to ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance is calling on the Australian government to adopt a co-benefits approach to carbon offset projects as a way to revive investment in projects. In a new report, Benefiting from co benefits in Australia, Net Balance advocates that Australia ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... performance of their investments. The portfolio benchmark return was based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian government bond rate, net of fees. In its first six months, the CEFC has exceeded that benchmark, the fund said. "The CEFC investments ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... encouraging the emerging markets in the G20 to also do it." Publish What You Pay Australia will also engage the Australian government on the issue in the run up to Australia taking over the presidency of the G20 in 2014. The organisation had met with ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... stakeholder group of federal and state government representatives, industry and non-government organisations. The Australian government has introduced legislation amending taxation law that will permit the disclosure of how much large listed companies ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian government will consider whether mining companies should be made to disclose the payments they make on a country-by-country basis after evaluating the results of the Australian pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... this report can make a contribution to that." The National Sustainability Council was established by the Australian government in October 2012 as an independent, expert body to provide advice on sustainability issue and reports to the minister for sustainability ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... globally significant demonstration of EGS geothermal capability. I would like to acknowledge the support of the Australian government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's provision of the Renewable Energy Demonstration Program grant funding. ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... to adopt a portfolio benchmark return for fund performance based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian government bond rate, reflecting the long-term nature of the fund's performance. The CEFC will also be able to offer a limited amount of ...