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Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Ernst & Young, Michael Cass of Shell and Peter Colley of CMFEU Mining and Energy participated in the greenhouse gas emissions working group, Paul Davies of Banarra participated on the disclosure of management approach working group, Simon Miller of World ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... including orangutan and tigers. Unsustainable palm oil production is also responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions, and in some cases has displaced indigenous communities that rely on forests for food and shelter." Given the fact that palm ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... associated with corporate environment risk, but is not limited to matters of pollution and liability for greenhouse gas emissions. "As new cases and settlements emerge, it is becoming apparent that climate related litigation increasingly focuses on the ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Employer of Choice for Women citation, and a 17% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 25% reduction in paper usage, and an increase in paper recycling of 63%.

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Sydney. Environmental consultants WSP Group calculate that Central Park's two mega watt plant could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 190,000 tonnes over the 25 year design life of the plant, City of Sydney said. "Over the construction period, we progressively ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... to grow from around 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) at present to around 65,000 GWh in 2020-21, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 102 million tonnes over the same period," said Bernie Fraser, CCA chair in a statement at the time. CCA analysis ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... start, said LCAL CEO Meg McDonald. "Street lighting is the single largest source of energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions from the local government sector and it typically accounts for 30 to 60% of emissions," McDonald said. "It's a significant issue ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... to grow from around 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) at present to around 65,000 GWh in 2020-21, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by around 102 million tonnes over the same period," said Bernie Fraser, CCA chair in a statement. The Clean Energy Council ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... diaries are released well after others can be set. The Randers thesis has three quite surprising finds: greenhouse gas emissions will peak at 2030 (but the damage will be done), the working population will peak at 2040, and GDP will peak at 2050. At ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
ClimateWorks Australia is developing a national index of business' activity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The research is geared at enabling government, businesses and the community to see the impact of businesses' activities to reduce emissions ...