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IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... based carbon pricing mechanism An integrated approach to energy sector transition Long-term certainty and funding for clean energy public financing vehicles A National Adaptation Action Plan to reduce the cost of climate change A disclosure framework ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... efficient technologies and low emissions vehicles. Paul Peters, CEO, Verdia Westpac has received AU$200 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) for the Westpac Energy Efficient Financing Program, which will finance business investment ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... 450,000 average Australian households, avoiding approximately 2m tonnes of carbon emissions per year, Westpac said. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested AU$90 million in the bond, and there has been strong demand from other parts ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$200 million to the Westpac Efficient Financing Program, which will finance business investment in solar, energy efficient technologies, and low emissions vehicles. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... 2020 are 5% lower than 2000. Liable entities emitting more than the cap will have to surrender carbon offsets to the Clean Energy Regulatory to offset those emissions. The Coalition government led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has currently in place ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... 2005 levels. Under that scenario, there would be "almost no replacement of existing high-carbon power stations with clean energy; a 60% collapse in projected clean energy growth from 2020, followed by stagnation through most of the 2020s; and 98% of ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the Climate Bonds Standard Board based in London. It is the first ever transaction of its type in Australia. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) invested AU$20 million in the green tranche. "This transaction is a significant milestone in the ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Palisade Investment Partners will launch a new fund strategy that will invest in renewable energy projects in Australia. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO CEFC is allocating up ...

ARENA makes six new appointments to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Power, Neoen Australia and others. Recently, the federal government announced that it would retain ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) an announced that the two specialist agencies will jointly manage a AU$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation ...

Laing O'Rourke pilots moveable solar-diesel power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... initially provided funding for a feasibility study and then a pilot project, and Laing O'Rourke has now established clean energy company SunSHIFT to commercialise its moveable solar-diesel hybrid power plant," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "Scalability ...