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LGS invests in US$250 million EBRD green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... LGS told The Sustainability Report. The bond will fund environmentally sustainable projects in the areas of as energy efficiency, clean energy, water management, waste management, sustainable living, environmental services and sustainable public transport ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... used to analyse and optimise power use during peak and off-peak pricing, and potentially can be used to create energy efficiency certificates under the New South Wales energy savings scheme, Armstrong said. Meanwhile, COzero is in the process of applying ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Commercial Building Disclosure Program requires most sellers and landlords of large office spaces to provide energy efficiency information to prospective buyers and tenants." However, even though the Australia/NZ region overall dominated the rest of ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... to be common definitions and disclosure. "Good data is available for renewables, but there is less clarity on energy efficiency and adaptation. To date, climate disclosure on capital markets has focused on risk, notably around carbon emissions," the ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... considered less risky. Additionally, the structure of the EUA overcomes the "split incentive" where tenant enjoy energy efficiency savings whilst the building owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. The creation of the EUA structure required ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... save money on energy, but to make homes and buildings nicer places to be in. One of the things often said about energy efficiency and commercial buildings, if you look at a company, their energy costs are 1% of their operating cost, while rent might ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism has granted AU$1 million to expand the reach of the CitySwitch energy efficiency program. The money was allocated through the department's Energy Efficiency Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... business and residential electricity bills through "lower customer energy consumption, via improving end use energy efficiency, lower wholesale energy prices and reduced need for peak electricity generation and deferred or avoided network capital expenditure ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Bank also announced the AU$100 million expansion of an existing Low Carbon Australia co-financing program for energy efficiency business loans. "We are in active discussions with over 50 project proponents, which would involve CEFC finance of circa AU$2 ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Management. Impax created model equity portfolios structured around fossil fuel divestment and tilts towards energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. Impax evaluated the impact of fossil fuel divestment because there is a strengthening campaign ...