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In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... matched by the profundity of the impacts. Rare materials, complex electronics, the energy needed for manufacture and transport are extracted and refined and combined into compounds of utter pointlessness.... We are screwing the planet to make solar-powered ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... 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 framework for ...

Companies with carbon targets see higher reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Companies that set absolute carbon emissions reductions targets are achieving reductions double the rate of those without targets, with 10% higher profitability, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Carbon Action 2012 request. CDP Carbon ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... develop careers and employment; and enabling supports that help Aboriginal women and girls to access resources such as transport, child care, housing and financial support as part of family, work, study and community obligations. The report notes the ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... to 6.8m tonnes CO2-e, down from 7.7m in 2011. That figure encompasses scope one, two and three emissions as well as transport emissions in the supply chain and Wesfarmer's percentage of joint venture/investment emissions. Energy consumption also fell ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... criteria for investment," he wrote in a piece on the Climate Bonds Initiative website. The fund will be allocated to transport and infrastructure, energy and biodiversity. This interest in climate bonds should result in great interest in a bond issued ...

Citi: "Carbon bubble" represents 1-2% of ASX200 value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... companies involved in coal fired power generation (AGL, Origin); and a raft of mining services, engineering, explosives and transport companies (eg Asciano, Ausdrill, Boart Longyear, Bradken, Downer EDI, Emeco, Incitec Pivot, Leighton Holdings, Macmahon ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... from inland China to export markets offset lower wages. "[O]ur recent visit to China highlighted a lack of sufficient transport infrastructure means that production for the export markets has not moved far - much is still within 12-18 hours distance ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... circumstances for the supply of natural gas, and in particular, do pipeline operators have liability for the gas they transport? Also, not all of the regulations that are required to underpin the scheme are in place - one example of this is the regulations ...

SEFA selects Queensland social enterprise for first loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... with Apunipima Cape York Health Council to ensure clients from Cape York have access to affordable accommodation and transport when in Cairns, said Minister for Employment Participation Kate Ellis in a statement announcing the loan. SEFA and Foresters ...