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Solomon Islands implement EITI payment disclosure standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... has formed a joint venture company with the customary landowners of the deposit, - Axiom KB Limited. The Australian government agreed last year to undertake an EITI pilot that was to have started 1 July. The EITI pilot will start 1 July 2012 and the ...

Farrell names appointments to National Water Commission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... passionate about water reform in Australia." Meanwhile, Farrell also announced the re-appointment of the Australian government-nominated commissioner Robert Freeman, former chief executive officer of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The two commissioners ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... seven, so there's no way to make the numbers work that way. An EUA can remedy that." Meanwhile, the South Australian government is considering whether to establish an environmental upgrade finance vehicle in the state. The South Australia Department ...

AGL Energy, First Solar granted $130m for solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... competitive." Ferguson said. "We have seen the cost of solar PV come down dramatically and this has allowed the Australian Government to capture this benefit and spread tax-payers money further. When it comes to developing first-of-a-kind projects it ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Australia]," he said. "There will be some issuance this year of core climate bonds. As well as that, the Australian government could issue climate bonds for the broadband network." Climate-themed bonds provide a strong opportunity for Australian asset ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... was also South Australia's minister for sustainability and climate change from 2006 until 2001. The South Australian government passed Australia's first climate change legislation under his leadership, and earlier this year Rann was appointed by former ...

Low Carbon Australia certifies water recycling plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... carbon footprint by just under 75% through cogeneration. It has then purchased offsets approved under the Australian government's National Carbon Offset Standard to achieve carbon neutrality," she said. Western Water provides water, recycled water and ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... legislation known as Dodd-Frank, but the US is not the only country to tighten its laws. In November, the Australian government released a consultation paper discussing possible amendments to the criminal code which would put Australia's regime in closer ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian government has extended the tender process for grants to its Solar Flagship Program, designed to fund the construction of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power station. Resources, Energy and Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson announced ...

Ken Henry to speak at ACCSR annual conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... industry-level approaches in stakeholder engagement in driving innovation, chaired by Allan Hansard, advisor to the Australian government in the Tasmanian Forest Intergovernmental Agreement process, former CEO of the National Association of Forest Industries ...

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