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Experts evaluate ERF baseline mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... would have to be operating at well above business as usual emissions to exceed their baseline. Unlike the previous carbon tax, there's no real constraint on Australia's emissions. The government has said that the purpose of the safeguard mechanism is ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... as an investment market. "Investors here have been asking me that question, 'how did I feel about the repeal of the carbon tax,' and 'what's happening w/ the RET,'" Pegan said. "I believe the carbon price will come back one day, but the RET, that will ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... per tonne of carbon emissions will have to review contracts with their customers and calculate the amount that the carbon tax represented as part of the overall costs of their products, said Elisa de Wit, a partner and head of climate change at Norton ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... "The value of Australian Carbon Credit Units has been influenced by pricing under the Carbon Pricing Mechanism - or carbon tax - which was intended to drive behavioural change, whereas a lowest bid approach, will drive low value carbon reduction. For ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s analysis of climate finance shows that redirecting global funds from investment emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... which is held by the Liberal Coalition led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, had passed the government's Clean Energy (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill, but in the Senate, the balance of power is held by the Labor Party and the Greens. The Senate vote to reject ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... partner in the energy and resources group at Allens. "In addition, while the government has said that it will repeal the carbon tax from 1 July 2014, the carbon pricing scheme legislation will actually continue to operate such that liable entities will ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... around the low-carbon economy. Of the 180 respondents, 64.7% favoured a market-based emissions trading scheme, while a carbon tax with a fixed price was supported by 28.8%, 3.3% of businesses didn't support any form of priced-based carbon policy and ...

Report: majority of businesses prefer floating carbon price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... received 180 responses. Of those 180 participants, 64.7% favoured a market-based emissions trading scheme, while a carbon tax with a fixed price was supported by 28.8%, 3.3% of businesses didn't support any form of priced-based carbon policy and another ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... from power generation required for energy intensive aluminium smelters and alumina refineries," the report said. "The carbon tax is imposed indirectly on other miners via the reduction of fuel rebates, notably diesel fuel which is often essential for ...