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City of Melbourne EUAs extended to include property trusts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... said. "Commercial debt on a property is about three to five years, max. The product that the National Australia Bank, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management have developed for this mechanism better aligns to the nature of energy efficiency ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... consumption of buildings exist, however current policy and voluntary measures have failed to scale up capital investment in low carbon technologies in the real estate sector," Bosteels said in a statement accompanying the IIGCC's report launch. "A more ...

Low Carbon Australia financing for local council upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Victoria and Great Lakes Council in New South Wales will undergo energy efficiency overhauls via part funding from Low Carbon Australia. Cardina Shire's health and recreation facility has received AU$225,913 in Low Carbon Australia finance and a AU$369,582 ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... recognises the value of disclosure in accelerating emissions reductions. Regulation is essential in moving us towards a low carbon economy." The regulations will be reviewed in 2015, and ministers will assess if the approach should be extended to all ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... structure, is capable of delivering the same outcome to building owners, via increased IRRs." National Australia Bank, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management have created an EUA finance product. "The nature of the product that NAB has launched ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Kidney, chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative. "It's rail, for example. There has been a lot of confusion about what the low carbon economy could be. The second thing is that it identifies a liquid universe out there in international markets, mainly ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Former South Australia Premier Mike Rann has been appointed incoming chair of Low Carbon Australia by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet. "Mr Rann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, to our organisation at a time ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $1.6m Ipswich building upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has helped finance the $1.6m upgrade of a 7,000 square metre office and retail building in Ipswich, Queensland. The redevelopment of Trident's Limestone Street Centre featured upgrades to lighting, air-conditioning and a building ...

Low Carbon Australia certifies water recycling plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has certified as carbon neutral Western Water 's Class A Recycled Water Plant in Melton, north-west of Melbourne. The Melton plant's biogas cogeneration facility uses methane emissions generated from the water recycling process ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... mandate in Australia. "In international equities, we have an allocation to a specialist thematic manager investing in low carbon industries like clean tech, energy efficiency, good sustainable products etc.," he said. "It doesn't invest across the whole ...