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Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... with any compliance payments, and they would see that as a good outcome," said Elisa de Wit, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. "The benefit of being able to use international credits is that they're incredibly cheap as a compliance unit. Your compliance ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
International law and advisory firm Norton Rose Fulbright has become a Climate Bonds Initiative partner. "Norton Rose Fulbright has a long standing commitment to social responsibility and sustainability," said Simon Currie, global head of energy, Norton ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... seen as a historic deal that will lead to the decarbonisation of the global economy. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Although Australia has signed on to the agreement, it is not expected to cause any immediate changes to the federal government's ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... their actual portfolio governance, they could be liable." See Also: Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... over the calculations of baselines for both current and future liable facilities. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Under the proposed baseline and safeguard mechanism outlined in a recent government consultation paper, the safeguard mechanism ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... in the first auction will be existing CFI project owners," said Elisa de Wit, climate change partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. "Those projects cover landfill gas, alternative waste treatment, avoided deforestation, reforestation, savannah burning and ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... extend the contract period for abatement activities and establishes a safeguard mechanism, according to Norton Rose Fulbright. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Three months after the repeal of the previous Labor government's carbon pricing ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... investment risks that trustees do need to understand and monitor, said Zein El Hassan, a partner at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. "Fossil fuel investments involve a number of different risks, not just climate related risks, and those risk factors may ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... part of the overall costs of their products, said Elisa de Wit, a partner and head of climate change at Norton Rose Fulbright. "One of the issues is whether the unwinding is already contemplated within a contractual arrangement," de Wit said. "For some ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... price of any credits is hindering potential participation, said Elisa de Wit, head of climate change at Norton Rose Fulbright. "One of the other major things that we identified as a potential issue in terms of participation is that projects have to be ...