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APPEA conference kicks up controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and globally. APPEA boasted to its members about its successful campaign for a 'gas-fired recovery', and the flood of subsidies to the industry that came with it." According to ACCR analysis, as of May 2021 the government had committed nearly $2 billion ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... private markets at bfinance. "The economics of this asset class are fundamentally changing with the overall withdrawal of subsidies and the development of the technologies. With more competition than ever, both from a fundraising perspective and an investment ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... market-based measures, they come into their own because they're part of a suite of regulation standards and now subsidies that will enable the jurisdictions to get where they want to get to. "Because of that, one of the interesting debates that will ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... cleaner, digital and resilient future." Cooper pointed to a part of the German stimulus package that provide more generous subsidies to electric vehicles than had been expected, and nothing for combustion engine cars. The EU clearly sees greening the ...

Future Super invests in loans via peer to peer lending platform RateSetter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... the SA Home Battery Scheme giving up to 50,000 South Australian households access to $100 million in State Government subsidies and $100 million in low-interest loans made available by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The scheme has added to an ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... investment in clean energy, tighten up climate disclosure mandates, develop carbon pricing and phase out fossil fuel subsidies" in their letter. IGCC supports the content of the letter and will focus on urging the Australian and NZ governments to implement ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) of solar PV on a typical remote mine site was around $226/MWh without grants or subsidies, and CEFC CEO Oliver Yates noted that the LCOE is below $100/MWh currently. "While this development also benefited from grant ...

ARENA commits AU$18.5m to Energy Developments project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... of these technologies is expected to reduce costs over time and improve opportunities for future deployment without subsidies," Frischknecht said. "[ENE] has identified a long-term pathway to commercialisation by demonstrating the potential to progressively ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... options that dampens financial appetite for climate solutions. HSBC Global Research cited steps to reduce fossil fuel subsidies and to price carbon, and recommends replacing consumption subsidies for diesel and kerosene with capital support for decentralised ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... opportunities. While it's early days and some people still confuse us with a grants organisation, seeking grant style subsidies rather than finance. However, we aren't able to entertain these and whilst they are in our pipeline they are unlikely to be ...