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Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Future legislation has passed into law, and now that the infrastructure and timeline to creating a market-based mechanism for pricing carbon emissions is reality, so begins the era of carbon as a commodity. Liable companies will need ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... companies, considered carbon pricing a risk of high impact - these companies were in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors." This year's report provided insights into how Australian companies are providing disclosure, and the impact ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Senate has passed the Clean Energy Future legislative package, starting the countdown to the 1 July 2012 launch of a carbon pricing regime. But while businesses have short term certainty with the package's passage, they will still have ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... well for domestic supply. The issue isn't whether the industry is going to be shut down because there's both sovereign and energy supply risk that means that the industry won't close. The risk is increased regulation and various reputation risks that ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... management. The EITI pilot will start 1 July 2012 and the AU$500,000 cost will be funded by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. The pilot will be overseen by a steering committee of federal and state government representatives, industry ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... 94%, up from 82% the previous year. In environmental commitments, Stockland also reported that its overall NABERS Office Energy weighted average across the portfolio was 3.9 stars, an increase of 0.3 over 2010. Two of its retail centres were also assessed ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... establish talking points for engagement not only with the review panel that will advise on the design of the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), but also green financing institutions around the world, said Nathan Fabian, IGCC CEO. "The specific ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreement for Melbourne property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... business district, as part of the City of Melbourne 1200 Buildings Program. The funds will allow for the installation of an energy efficient chiller unit and building management system upgrade, according to a media announcement by the City of Melbourne. ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... technology and infrastructure are "substantially lower than the US$500bn per year deemed necessary by the International Energy Agency to hold the increase of global average temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius - the target agreed in Cancun last year." ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... cases the chairperson was an independent non-executive director on the entity's classification but not that of ACSI - AGL Energy, Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Connecteast, Intoll, Myer, Transurban and Transfield. Transfield and Connecteast have the same ...