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Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... threats have galvanised opposition from groups including the Australian Greens Party, the Australian Institution of Marine Science, Greenpeace, and the Australian Conservation Foundation, while the North Queensalnd Conservation Council has entered into ...

Carnegie Wave Energy launches Perth Wave Energy Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Stirling. The official switch-on of the power station was conducted earlier this week, with Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) attending the launch. "This is the first array of wave power ...

Bondor, QUT partner on sustainable building material project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... hard to cater for customers who wanted something more sustainable," said Wendy Miller, a senior research fellow at QUT's Science and Engineering Faculty. "So we wanted to find out if there were leaders in the market working on construction methods which ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Green Bonds and Climate Bonds was first released at the UN Climate Summit in September. Signatories also called on climate science experts to "develop clear standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond finance projects," issuers to ensure ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... that the investment industry has a role to play in bringing in public policy based on "rational economic thought" and science. Former Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet Speaking at the annual CIO & COO of the Year awards sponsored ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
A Climate Bonds Expert Working Group is developing criteria for water investments that can be used to back green and climate bonds certified under the Climate Bond Standard. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair The working group was brought together ...

202020 Vision makes business case for urban green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
There is a business case for increasing the amount of urban green space by 20% by 2020, according to 202020 Vision, a multistakeholder group. 202020 Vision, which is comprised of businesses, governments, academics, NGOs and community groups, has launched ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability focus, across environmental engineering, environmental management, environmental studies, environmental science, photovoltaics and solar energy. "Our big contribution is in the education and research space- and I think that's not something ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... 2015. Marshall was educated at Macquarie University and holds a doctorate in physics. He began his career in the Defence Science and Technology Organisation and has 25 years' experience as a technology entrepreneur and holds 20 patents on commercial ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Investor Group on Climate Change, and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk. The signatories also called on climate science experts to "develop clear standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond finance projects," issuers to ensure ...