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Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Flagship Program, designed to fund the construction of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power station. Resources, Energy and Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson announced that the department had given the Moree Solar Farm consortium an extension to ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... also be travelling to Europe to talk about the EUA structure and the opportunities it affords. He will speak at the Global Energy Basel Summit, which is focused on financing sustainable urban infrastructure, particularly energy-efficient buildings and ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... companies and creates certainty to allow liable companies to manage their future liabilities. Under the government's Clean Energy Future legislation, from July 2015 to June 2018, the price of offsetting a tonne of carbon emissions will be priced within ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... existing partner development program to include administrative and management staff, but also disclosed increases in purchased energy, travel and paper usage in its 2011 sustainability report. Henry Davis York has published sustainability reports since ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... (LCFWG) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is engaging with the government on the set-up and design of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the AU$10bn institution that will provide financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... are all in Australia and are a mix of commercial and retail properties, with a range of stars under the National Building Energy Rating System (NABERS)," Christodoulou said. "Potential environmental impacts from climate change will vary according to ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The government has made four appointments to the Energy Security Council, a body established as part of the Clean Energy Future legislation to advise on measures to address energy security risks. Ross Bunyon, Nancy Fox, Stephen Parbery and Michael Perry ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... processes", according to a study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship project studied community acceptance levels of wind farm developments through interviews with stakeholders ...

Investors make 2012 climate change investment commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... and low-carbon opportunities expanded with well-designed and effectively implemented long-term climate change and clean energy policies. Prudence, common sense, and fiduciary duty compel investors to address the opportunities and risks posed by climate ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the ongoing benefit of weekly reporting of house usage, implemented in 2010, and centre management diligence along with energy efficiency capital projects," the report said. "The current focus in New Zealand and the United States is minimising emissions ...