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National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... concomitant pressures on energy, water and food system resources which should also drive demand for Australian commodities, agriculture and services, climate change's impacts and how Australia should adapt, and how new technologies can provide opportunities ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Canada. In 2012, Chinese investment flows were US$11.4 billion in 2012, with 48% going to mining, 42% in gas, 3% to agriculture and 2% - US$182.6 million - into renewable energy. Over the last six years, Chinese ODI has seen US$2.8 billion in investment ...

University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... 2010 that national priority be given to understanding and mapping connections between energy, water, carbon, climate, agriculture, ecosystems, the economy and society to ensure Australia's future food security and to maintain resiliency in the face of ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Mercer's responsible investment team has identified unlisted alternative assets including private equity, infrastructure, agriculture, timber and private equity/green bonds as potential vehicles that could provide purest access to sustainability themes ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... index, but will expand in the following year to provide an economy-wide perspective, including the power, buildings, agriculture and transport sectors, said Greg Garvin, ClimateWorks Australia interim executive director. "It is critical to have a robust ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... said. "There's considerable scope for biogas projects in Australia with our own research indicating that the intensive agriculture and meat processing industries could offer significant opportunities for cost effective carbon abatement." The waste-to-energy ...

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... "The initiative is a $3.25 million commitment to sustainable farming projects and building leadership capacity in agriculture, improving water use and supporting the development of a water footprint tool for the horticulture industry," the report said. ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... launch of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) could provide other opportunities to originate bond issuance tied to agriculture and carbon assets such as Australian Carbon Credit Units. Kidney noted that the CFI is one area where Australia is showing ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... only starting to pay attention. These include industries that are clearly very prominent in the Australian economy - agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, retail and tourism. There are immense impacts on coral reefs due to among others overexploitation ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... said that future methodologies should include activities that relate to broadacre farming activities - large-crop agriculture. "We're more on the side of the lower your nitrogenous fertilisers and stimulate the soils," she said. "On the basis of those ...