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Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... to some of the policies and processes were in place b4 the 2013 election. We could start with the 2014 Climate Change Authority report, which set out sensible frameworks." Yates pointed to the decarbonisation of the electricity sector as one of the most ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... rely on the concept of 'additionality'. Implications of additionality for impact investors Australia's Climate Change Authority makes the following comments about the concept of additionality: Assessing additionality is a key feature of all baseline ...

Clean Energy Innovation Fund invests in Carbon Revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... other Australian innovations, such as wi-fi technology and the Cochlear ear implant." The CEFC cited Climate Change Authority statistics that light vehicles account for an estimated 10% of Australia's total emissions. Carbon Revolution's carbon fibre ...

Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm begins energy generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... contribution of solar PV to total electricity generation (at 2.5% in 2015). Modelling published by the Climate Change Authority has found that large-scale solar could make up as much as 18% of Australia's electricity generation by 2030, the CEFC also ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... institutions already in place - the intended Emissions Trading Scheme, Renewable Energy Target, independent Climate Change Authority and Clean Energy Finance Corporation, which they says "provide a clear climate policy framework for the future and would ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) report recommending a target range of 40-60% carbon emissions reductions by 2030 signals a "future policy shock" on climate ambition, which brings more policy uncertainty for investors, according to the Investor Group ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... million per annum, thus far the CEFC has use AUT$14 million. Fabian also spoke in favour of retaining the Climate Change Authority (CCA) as an information broker on long-term climate change policy needs that is independent of government. "It helps the ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes the "pragmatic assessment" of the Climate Change Authority (CCA) draft report, but says it raises questions of how Australia will achieve higher emissions reductions. In its draft report into caps ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... retaining the ETS in conjunction with the LRET and the forthcoming cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the Climate Change Authority (CCA). As stipulated under the Clean Energy Future Act, from 2015, there will be an absolute limit on emissions from ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... emissions-intensive industries. The government will set those limits after receiving recommendations from the Climate Change Authority (CCA). The timing of the CCA cap is very tight in comparison to the proposed float date of 1 July 2014. The CCA is ...