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Clean Energy Council sees CEFC as catalyst to unlock capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... uncertainty and instability translate into costs. The CEFC, by design, will help address that." See Also: CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

Government grants $1.9m for geothermal exploration study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... manual, expensive exercise, NICTA said. NICTA will work with the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney to develop machine learning algorithms, and the Schools of Earth Science at the Australian National University, University ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
As the federal government announced that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be located in Sydney, financial and investment institutions look to the CEFC's form and function as much as its location. The AU$10bn CEFC is expected to commence ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... risk." To that end, PWYP is briefing the investment community on its work. Last year, Spoors presented to Citigroup in Sydney, and at the end of this month, will meet with the Financial Services Council to brief them as well, she said. See Also: Australia ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... 100% organic certified and now assessed and certified carbon neutral." Meanwhile, DEXUS's head office at 343 George St, Sydney, has been certified carbon neutral after the company assessed energy usage and developed a sustainability strategy. The strategy ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... definitions and improved clarity, helping reporters, information users and assurance providers. Paul Davies, a principle at Sydney-based Banarra, a sustainability consultancy, is a member f the G4 practitioners' network and is a member of the Disclosure ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... 1 in Melbourne, the first 4 Star Green Star - Multi Unit Residential Design v1 building, and Ausgrid Learning Centre in Sydney, the first 6 Star Green Star - Education As Built v1 project. "Green Star has penetrated the office market in Australia to ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... question - the prices are likely to be very, very low in that market and lower than what the government has predicted." Sydney-headquartered COzero is both a buyer of offsets and an originator of offsets through projects in Australia and in China. The ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... my understanding, there's no commercial incentive to go out and write methodology unless you're a university or an NGO." Sydney-headquartered COzero is both a buyer of offsets and an originator of offsets through projects in Australia and in China. The ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon savings thru the projects we are financing. We are very keenly involved with the City of Melbourne and the City of Sydney and the other councils to put the frameworks in place to ensure that the type of approval processes they are using are compatible ...