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Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The Gillard government has created an expert review panel to advise on the design of the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which is expected to commence operations from 2013-2014. Jillian Broadbent, a board member of the Reserve Bank ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The passage of the government's Clean Energy Future Legislation by the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday means businesses and investors have certainty around the carbon pricing regime and can plan accordingly for launch on 1 July 2012. Grant Anderson ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... discretionary with 12.4% representation, up from 9.7% in 2010. The lowest proportion of women on boards is in materials, with 5.6%, energy, 6% and information technology, 7.5%. The report notes that the utilities sector last year saw women represent ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Anglo American, Ashton Coal, BHP Billiton Mt Arthur Coal, Bloomfield Colliery, Coal & Allied, Muswellbrook Coal, Peabody Energy Australia, Vale Australia - Integra Coal Operations, and Xstrata Coal. As a result of the survey, the NSWMC, miners, community ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... there's a suspicion of green credentials because people know it's coming from coal," Hale said. "When people know that 70% of energy comes from coal-generated power, they're never going to believe it's 'green'. But the way providers are presenting themselves ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... reported a net profit for the 2011 financial year of AU$553m, an increase of AU$521.6m over last year, while decreasing energy, greenhouse gas and water intensity across its entire portfolio. DEXUS owns, manages and develops office, industrial and retail ...

Regulatory barriers slowing cogeneration technology usage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Council, cogeneration is readily available technology that is about 80% more efficient than conventional, coal powered energy generation, produces 60% less carbon emissions and can be fuelled by natural gas and renewable fuels. Cogeneration is the simultaneous ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... ICT is not included in the ICT budge, the ICT department has no direct interest or performance metrics in lowering its energy consumption, which is central to ICT sustainability." ICT is a large consumer of energy, globally responsible for 3% of greenhouse ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... operation and then to demolition. According to the GRI, the built environment is responsible for more than 40% of global energy use and one third of global greenhouse gas emissions - and up to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions in cities and towns. The ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investments have appeal for institutional investors as infrastructure projects that provide a hedge against the anticipation of future costs on carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies ...