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Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... though, is the fact that only 13.2% of respondents believe the sustainability and socially responsible messages that electricity providers portray on their website and marketing. Nearly half - 47.8% - reported a neutral response and 39% said they didn't ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... country," the report said. "This will also be the first US solar power rooftop generation system with 100% of the electricity generated being transferred directly to the neighbouring SCE energy grid." See Also: Australian property funds top GRESB lis ...

Regulatory barriers slowing cogeneration technology usage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions and can be fuelled by natural gas and renewable fuels. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and heat from the same fuel source, and trigeneration is the simultaneous production of heat, cooling and electricity. ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... director sustainability, in a preface to the report. "ICT is responsible for 5-10% of the typical economy's total electricity consumption," Rowe said. "In some organisations that rely heavily on ICT, such as banks, government and many other administrative ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... launched in August 2009 and is designed to deliver on the Government's commitment to ensure that 20% of Australia's electricity supply will come from renewable sources by 2020. Globally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts the global need ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... year, corporations are required to supply information on energy produced and energy consumed based on invoices for electricity, gas, and fossil fuels and calculate emissions for each 'facility' and each type of greenhouse gas for each facility expressed ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... a carbon price as established under the legislation will mean increased costs of reducing emissions for investors, electricity users and the wider economy. "Delaying the introduction of a carbon price is a false economy," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... under the draft legislation, and the company estimates that total impacts for FY2013 will be AU2.8m based on estimated electricity and gas consumption and assuming 100% pass through from energy retailers. The company estimates that 54.2% will be recoverable ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... gone carbon neutral and the sector might actually benefit from carbon trading. It's clearly negative for coal fired electricity generators. The bottom line is a company's carbon emissions are becoming an additional factor investors can't ignore."

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions from sources controlled or owned by CB Richard Ellis, including its global fleet of vehicles, and direct electricity consumption. In Australia, as defined by Low Carbon Australia, the measurement also includes emissions resulting from company ...