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Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... resources based on the idea of "unburnable carbon" - a concept that only around one third of current proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed by 2050 if global warming is to be constrained to the 2-degree goal. Unburnable carbon is a risk scenario ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... director. "The objective is certainly to increase low carbon investments and by implication, divest to a degree from fossil fuels and highly exposed assets. The strategy to get there is both going straight to the funds to ask them to invest in in low ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... and say these project provide incredibly high, stable returns," Poulter said. "If there are systemic risks around fossil fuels along pretty localised environmental concerns, the fund manager mentality says if it all goes belly up we're all in this together. ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Slightly more than 14% of the ASX200 market capitalisation is based on fossil fuels, and the value of fossil fuel assets is at risk in a carbon constrained world, but the risk is not evenly distributed across all resources or across a long term time ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... local wind farm were motivated by the 'climate friendly' nature of wind farms, as opposed to that generated from fossil fuels. They appreciated regional development, increased local identity, potential employment and financial opportunities arising from ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... less stringent environmental standards." The report notes that in Australia, initial capital investment is high for fossil fuels, non-ferrous metals, iron ore and other products, accounting for nearly half of total costs, with labour costs around 12% ...

Regulatory barriers slowing cogeneration technology usage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Cogeneration and trigeneration systems are typically fuelled by gas, although they can be fuelled by renewable or fossil fuels." Using a single fuel source to produce multiple uses of energy reduces fuel requirements, CO2 emissions and increases thermal ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... required to supply information on energy produced and energy consumed based on invoices for electricity, gas, and fossil fuels and calculate emissions for each 'facility' and each type of greenhouse gas for each facility expressed as CO2-e. "CFOs are ...

PC: carbon price a more efficient means of reducing emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... (AU$22-23). New Zealand introduced its own ETS in 2008 and it covers electricity generation, industry and liquid fossil fuels and is expected to expand coverage to agricultural processing by 2015. Emissions are uncapped. Japan and South Korea have announced ...