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UBank launches world first certified Green Term Deposit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). UBank's Green Term Deposit is matched to a portfolio of renewable energy projects such as wind and solar power, and low carbon transport and buildings. UBank is part of NAB, and when a customer invests funds in a UBank ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... assets we need to decarbonise the electricity sector in a timely manner." Australia has a "unique set of circumstances" in wind and solar, Yates said. "We have a unique advantage, and may rapidly end up leading as Australia has done in other areas, such ...

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... caps, which is less than US$2 billion, and the rest is in large caps," Baker said. "Thematically, the portfolio ranges from wind, solar, clean power, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, smart grids, autonomous vehicles, water and land efficiency, and ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Standard to determine their compliance with the published criteria. ISS ESG will verify projects under the Solar, Wind, Marine Renewable Energy, Geothermal, Low Carbon Buildings, Low Carbon Transport and Water Criteria, CBI said. "Confidence ...

Infrastructure Capital Group launches Australian Renewables Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... statement that Australia's expanding energy generation network is creating more opportunities for investors. Over 4GW of wind and solar committed projects are due to reach commercial operation over the next 24-36 months, requiring over $5 billion of ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... Bugeja has been involved since the project's inception. "Before Project Catalyst, there was very little avenue to test the wind as far as new trials, and new techniques within the sugar industry," Bugeja said. "Everybody has ideas of what they'd like ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... established BlackRock's Renewable Income platform, which now manages over US$2.2 billion of capital, and he has invested in over 70 wind and solar assets across a range of European markets," Blackrock said. "Representing over half of the global renewable ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... industry are either unable or unwilling to provide this data." The report also found it will be cheaper to build new onshore wind farms than operate existing coal plants by 2021. New solar PV will be cheaper than running coal by 2025. Further, the report ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Energy Finance Corporation highlighted that in the past financial year, it invested in 10 large-scale solar projects, and four wind farms, to deliver an additional 1,100MW in clean energy Australia-wide. Overall, the CEFC has financed more than 20 large-scale ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $59 million in the Tasmanian-based Granville Harbour Wind Farm. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The project will deliver a one third increase in Tasmania's wind capacity. ...