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Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... phase-out of coal-fired generation during this decade. By doing so, Australia could halve emissions in the electricity sector while avoiding price spikes and supply shocks that could come with unplanned coal-fired generator closures. The paper suggests ...

Hydrogen's role in the green economy

ANTOINE CHAMPENIER  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in existence. People have imagined possible applications for hydrogen for a long time, but these ideas have often been full of promise yet short on delivery. So far, the element's uses have mostly been ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... allocate capital to legacy technology such as fossil fuels with carbon capture, utilisation and storage in the electricity sector. Expanding the functions of the ARENA and the CEFC to open up opportunities for this technology in other sectors can be ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... decrease, which will be nowhere near net-zero by 2050, is mainly attributable to projected lower emissions in the electricity sector." RARE notes that there are "tremendous opportunities" for reducing emissions in other sectors, such as reducing emissions ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Climate Change Authority report, which set out sensible frameworks." Yates pointed to the decarbonisation of the electricity sector as one of the most efficient means of decarbonising Australia's economy and proposes a strong role for Australian governmental ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... national energy policy is the sum total of climate related financial impacts on a company. To start with, the electricity sector represents only about 33% of our nation's emissions. Investors are increasingly viewing climate risk as a material financial ...

CEFC makes its 10th investment in large-scale wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... growth in this important clean energy source, which is critical to reducing emissions from our energy-intensive electricity sector." The $250 million Crudine Ridge Wind Farm is being developed by CWP Renewables and Partners Group, with the CEFC participating ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... "infrastructure-related emissions account for more than half Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from the electricity sector (35%) and the transport sector (18%). The CEFC estimates that just a five per cent improvement across the assets ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... regulatory shifts that will impact on industry sectors such as the emissions intensive trade exposed sectors and the electricity sector. Emily Gerrard, senior associate, Allens The Labor Party announced its climate change policy this week, with proposals ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Institute recently released a report, A Switch in Time, which performed scenario planning on one sector - the electricity sector. The Climate Institute modelled a modest carbon price rising to AU$40 per tonne by 2030, resulting in emission reductions ...