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CEFC provides $75 million to Energy Developments Limited

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... may involve co-funding with ARENA as these technologies are not yet commercial, but offer significant potential for low carbon energy solutions for remote communities and mining companies," CEFC said. "Individual projects to be funded under the facility ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... to reinforce the idea that schemes like the mandatory renewable energy target will continue to be important; with a low carbon price, you need other mechanisms to drive towards lower emissions solutions, and the Renewable Energy Target is one of those." ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Macarthur Wind Farm in Victoria. The CEFC and Commonwealth Bank also announced the AU$100 million expansion of an existing Low Carbon Australia co-financing program for energy efficiency business loans. "We are in active discussions with over 50 project ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... and the resulting lower-carbon world means that there is pressure on investors to divest and the potential risk that low carbon assets could become stranded assets. Impax said that full divestment may not be an immediate option for the majority of investors ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... (EELs) available to the market, significantly scaling up a previous funding arrangement between Commonwealth Bank and Low Carbon Australia. Low Carbon Australia has now merged with CEFC. "This agreement with Commonwealth Bank offers clean energy finance ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... also criticised the government for cutting a further AU$260 million of funding for energy efficiency programs like Low Carbon Communities and large-scale solar programs. On the more positive side, in the budget, the government proposed bringing forward ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Fund and the Green Climate Fund of the United Nations to encourage financing of projects to aid in the transition to a low carbon economy, Yates said that each vehicle is structured to meet differing strategies, local accounting standards and methods. ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... more to low-carbon investments," said Julian Poulter, AODP executive director. "The objective is certainly to increase low carbon investments and by implication, divest to a degree from fossil fuels and highly exposed assets. The strategy to get there ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... news of the CEFC's investment mandate. "Organisations like the CEFC can attract and support private sector interest in low carbon investment and address gaps in financial services markets," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the Investor Group on ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Golden North project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Ice cream brand Golden North has received financing from Low Carbon Australia to improve its refrigeration as part of an AU$3 million expansion project. Golden North spend will spend AU$895,000 in refrigeration improvements as part of the expansion ...