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ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... released a paper calling for clear policies for a "predictable, measured transition to a long term price on greenhouse gas emissions" while recognising the mining industry's role in developing climate change reduction strategies and ensure efficient ...

New water accounting standard to measure quantity, rights and obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... reflected in financial statements. He compared the use of a physical measure for water to the way that greenhouse gas emissions are measured. "I draw a parallel between what we're seeing here and what we see with the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions," ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... is a voluntary certification scheme which allows Australian businesses to measure, reduce, and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with business operations or products. This government initiative is delivered by Low Carbon Australia which acts ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Although the bank is certified "carbon neutral" by Low Carbon Australia, the bank reported an 8% rise in greenhouse gas emissions, against a target of lowering GHG emissions by 6% this year. "In Australia our target for absolute emissions reductions ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Under the upper end of the scenarios assessed by the researchers, representing cuts of around a third in greenhouse gas emissions from business-as-usual projections, could assist in keeping concentrations of greenhouse gases at 450 parts per million. ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for oil and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the extent to which these factors might impair assets. The resolution was tabled by the Climate Advocacy Shareholder ...