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Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... competitiveness of renewable energy, the importance of decarbonisation and an increased emphasis on the economic and political stability of individual markets. "The renewable energy landscape today is truly global. From Japan and Southeast Asia to Africa ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... operations. But, noted Jonathan Jutsen, executive director of specialist consultancy Energetics, there still remains political uncertainty if the Coalition win power in Parliament in the September elections. "CTIP impacts energy efficiency opportunities ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... of capital which can have a bearing on the overall cost of the transition." The CEFC is gearing up for launch amidst political uncertainty. In the upcoming federal election in September, the opposition Coalition has pledged to shut down the CEFC and ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and disruption," according to a report carried out for the National Climate ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... social unrest can manifest itself in changes to regulation, another risk. "The other thing that is a real unknown is the political uncertainty," Fayers said. "As AGL found out recently, governments can turn very quickly and that's a factor of the community ...

Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... levels. Australia's emission reduction task does not end in 2020 and this will test the policy credibility of all major political parties."

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Tony Abbott, has sworn a "blood oath" to dissolve the carbon pricing regime. But for multinational companies, domestic political considerations do not impact the global move towards putting a price on carbon. "I think that global companies see it is ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... let this hidden movement creep up on them? Can they talk the language of the hidden movement? Will they give into the political and media smoke screens? Will technology 'out' any of their brands' dirty little secrets? Gen Y (now 18-34 years old) is the ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Businesses around the world are addressing climate change as a strategic long-term risk despite the lack of political consensus. Andrew Hoffman, professsor of sustainable enterprise, University of Michigan Impacted by extreme weather events and guided ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... recently released about where most of us put our trust, most of us are not trusting our corporate leaders, CEOs, and our political leaders, so called. We don't trust them anymore. We do trust companies to do good things, and we do trust our peers relationships... ...