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Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... ahead of schedule, a move that is expected to lower the cost of electricity and curtail a potential oversupply in renewable energy certificates. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency ...

LGS generating energy savings certificates from retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
New South Wales-based Local Government Super (LGS) is generating revenue through the creation of energy savings certificates based on retrofits of properties in its direct real estate portfolio. Local Government Super property, 76 Berry Street, North ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... not invest in companies which exhibit high ESG risk, or who derive significant revenue from armaments, logging, nuclear energy, gambling and tobacco. "This is another step towards LGS developing and implementing innovative strategies that manage or mitigate ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... through what it really means. I think that's a really interesting highlight of the report this year." Australia's Clean Energy Future legislation commenced from July of this year with a three-year fixed price on carbon of AU$23/tonne of carbon emissions ...

Capturing the upside potential of Australia's carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... for carbon permits after 2015. The government has just issued a discussion paper of its biennial review of the renewable energy target of 20% of the nation's energy to be sourced from renewable energy by 2020, adding to the uncertainty, Armstrong said. ...

Ernst & Young: go beyond carbon price implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... at all, according to a new Ernst & Young report. Many businesses have implemented the processes to comply with the Clean Energy Future legislation, but many of those businesses have not gone far enough to optimise their strategy under the carbon pricing ...

Rann steps down as chairman of Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... guidance and assistance in the company's negotiations with business and industry, the Australian Government and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, have been appreciated, and have stood us in good stead as we look to continue to grow Low Carbon Australia's ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the explosion in the region's middle class, but that growth comes with the realities of resource constraints, including energy, water and food, and social challenges. "The document really quite clearly spells out what the drivers are for future growth ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the paper calls for infrastructure investment to increase productivity, and identifies parts of the government's Clean Energy Future legislation as necessary to continue the transition to a low carbon economy. Some of the vehicles for that transition ...

Low Carbon Australia finances stadium lighting upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has helped finance a deal to install a clean technology lighting system has reduced the energy use at a New South Wales youth club stadium by 28%. The Central Coast Youth Club (CCYC) on the outskirts of Gosford, NSW, has installed ...