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IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... investments? Is there broad oversight and transparency regards the company's public position, lobbying activity and political spending on climate-related regulatory issues (including carbon/methane emissions, energy and transport)? The guide was first ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... incentives, to promote carbon capture and storage (CCS) and to set a carbon price. "It's up to us collectively through the political system to decide whether this is going to succeed or not," he said. "[...] It's not about electricity, it includes that ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... uncertainty it brings to international collaboration on climate change," Herd said. "We cannot afford to let short term political shocks undermine our resolve to implement hard fought policy frameworks built on decades of work. "Australian investors ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... them into the next decade to ensure that responsible investments keeps moving forward worldwide." Peter holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam and an MSc in Economics of the European Union from the London School of Economic ...

Oliver Yates to step down as Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... AU$2.3 billion, contributing to projects with a total value of AU$5.7 billion. During this time, the CEFC operated on a political knife edge. When the Coalition government led by then-Prime Minister Tony Abbot was elected in 2013, the CEFC Act was targeted ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... and consistently focusing on climate risks as well as financial risks." The Senate inquiry was broadly supported by political parties in the Senate, and had received a number of public comments from stakeholders. "There was good engagement, in terms ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... members. The composition of the Senate is still unknown, but will most likely feature an array of senators across the political spectrum. Professionals from the Governance Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The climate-aligned bond universe is US$694 billion, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative Bonds and Climate Change: The State of the Market in 2016 (SotM). The climate-aligned bond universe has grown 16% or US$96 billion from 2015, with unlabelled ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... resolutions this annual general meeting (AGM) season to push companies for better disclosure of their direct and indirect political donations. ACCR has released a report examining the level of disclosure around political donations in Australia, with ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... climate change. The seven priorities outlined by the IGCC are the bedrock of a policy response. "We engage across the political spectrum [on these issues,]," Herd said. "Obviously this is an area where the investors' perspective is included as well ...