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Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "Over the years, as the assistance levels ratchet down, the impacts may grow. However, that is dependent on what energy efficiency improvements companies make." In the draft legislation, there are no provisions to reduce aid to companies that reduce ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The government has released the draft legislation necessary to implement its carbon tax regime. The Clean Energy Legislative Package is seen as a "faithful" implementation of the policy articulated on 10 July by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. But one ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... business operations or products. It is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... according to an analysis by attorneys at Allens Arthur Robinson. Grant Anderson The carbon tax will cover the stationary energy, industrial processing, mining and solid landfill/waste water treatment sectors, and applies to facilities (or activities) ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... unlikely to change the path of interest rates; and while there will be pressure on property owners to make buildings more energy efficient it won't be enough to significantly change the return potential from commercial property." However, Oliver noted ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Low Carbon Australia CEO. Low Carbon Australia noted that buildings are responsible for about 40% of the world's current energy use and about a third of carbon dioxide emissions. The Australian government carbon neutral initiative allows businesses to ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The retail industry could save up to AU$1bn annually by 2020 if they made a focused investment in energy efficient initiatives such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... the GRI guidances. SustainabilityServices listed 20 companies that had the highest GRI compliance scores, including Sasol Energy and Natural Resource, Gold Fields Metals and Mining, Lonmin Metals and Mining, Anglo American plc Metals and Mining and Xstrata ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... you might call sustainable themes, even going to the growing economies of India and China, and what is driving primary energy demand, and alternative fuels and supply constraints of agricultural land. They are macro-economic demands. Managers are sophisticated ...

IGCC: carbon price delay could cost electricity sector $2.5bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... regime in Australia would cause an additional AU$2.5bn of additional costs to the electricity sector for both investors and energy users, according to a study commissioned by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Catholic Super. The research ...