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Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... executive chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative says that the investor interest in green bonds should spur the Australian government to consider selling green bonds to fund the development of the national broadband network. Sean Kidney "There's a flight ...

Using natural capital to add to risk, opportunity analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... with Australia, given its history and natural resources, noted Malcolm Thompson, deputy secretary in the Australian government's Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. "This is not a difficult concept for Australians ...

CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... carbon markets from 2015, and that ACCUs could potentially be used in Europe for offsetting purposes. "The Australian government is committed to the CFI and having these credits open for compliance," de Wit said. "It was made clear that the Australian ...

Government launches coal mining abatement package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian government has launched a $70m Coal Mining Abatement Technology Support Package, aimed at developing technologies and processes to aid the coal industry. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson The package provides funding for three areas ...

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 ...