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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 ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... pricing of carbon emissions liabilities. Experts weighed in on costs and potential liabilities offered under the Clean Energy Future package: Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful" ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... designed to encourage private investment, meaning there will be new opportunities to invest in projects including renewable energy, carbon capture and energy efficiency. "There are several good things in terms of the fund, one of which is that it won't ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... combustion of landfill gas, destruction of methane generated from manure in piggeries, and environmental planting. The Clean Energy Council welcomed the potential revenue generation from capture and combustion of landfill gas. For landfill gas to generate ...

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... adopted a new anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, lowered lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR) by 30% and lowered energy consumption, greenhouse gas and waste intensity per unit of vaccine and plasma production, against a backdrop of net profit ...

NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute food, fiber, water, health, energy, climate security and other essential services for everyone," according to the declaration. The declaration will be officially ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The use of renewable energy resources in electricity generation is expected to grow at 6% per year between now and 2035, according to Professor Quentin Grafton, executive director and chief economist of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... country's first educational institution in to be certified under its Carbon Neutral Program. SCT TAFE has achieved a 12% energy cost reduction and a 7 % overall energy consumption reduction, even while increasing its overall floor area, Low Carbon Australia ...