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Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Former Climate Change Minister Greg Combet predicted that Abbott government policy on greenhouse gas emissions reduction will not survive, telling an audience of superannuation funds and funds managers that the investment industry has a role to play ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is looking to expand its investments in bioenergy technologies, according to Ted Dow, CEFC CIO. Ted Dow, CEFC CIO Currently, bioenergy investments at the CEFC stand at 10% or AU$100 million of the overall ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) noted that part of the AU$10 billion fund's job is to make investments in renewable energy, emissions reduction technology and energy efficiency projects "safe" for institutional investors. CEFC acts in a partnership role to create ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... end-of-grid power solutions," according to CEFC. The CEFC also said it will "support the Australian government's Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) with complementary finance options to address market gaps for projects seeking to secure ERF funding." "We ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... support from the Palmer United Party and independent senators. The centrepiece funding mechanism for DAP is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Thee DAP and ERF will establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have to keep their emission ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Australia could achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 "without structural changes to the economy or lifestyle," according to recent research by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU). The biggest changes needed to decarbonise ...

Carbon co-benefits valued as additional $664 per tonne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... the government is successful in implementing its Direct Action Plan (DAP). The DAP's major vehicle is the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). Under the proposed policy, the government will establish a baseline and credit scheme and liable entities will have ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... retained the CFI. The government plans to use the CFI as part of its yet-to-be legislated Direct Action Plan and Emissions Reduction Fund, which is the main funding vehicle for the DAP. Climate Friendly continues to have CFI projects as part of its operations ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... repeal, and is part of the government's Direct Action Plan (DAP) and the centrepiece policy initiative, the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). "If a company has a contract to buy [Renewable Energy Credits] RECs or CFI credits and they don't have a change ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Bond Green Property Working Group has issued proposed standards defining which buildings can be used as the basis for certified climate bonds. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The proposed rules are part of the Climate Bonds Standards ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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