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Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... dissolution election, with a repeal being passed in March 2015, Citi suggests. The Coalition's stated policy of carbon emissions reductions is known as the "Direct Action" plan, announced in February 2010. "[T]here is limited detail," the report said. ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... replace kerosene lights, which pose a safety risk, are expensive and pose environmental risks because of kerosene's carbon emissions. The enterprise calls on volunteers thus far from Australia that join the fellowship programme to go to India and help ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Jutsen said. "Our clients have been using the program heavily to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their carbon emissions," Jutsen said. "It's a significant contributor to helping companies to improve efficiency and reduce emissions to improve ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... provider CA Technologies says there is increased consumer demand for companies to manage IT energy consumption and carbon emissions, driving increased uptake of their enterprise software products, and impacting CA Technologies' sustainability strategies. ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... risky gambles." The report also noted that key export markets for Australian coal are taking action to reduce carbon emissions, and China has announced a plan for energy consumption to peak at 4 billion tonnes coal equivalent as part of the current five ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... I don't think that the extreme unburnable carbon scenario will eventuate - at this stage, it's unlikely that carbon emissions that be cut to the extent that we hit the 2 degree target," said Elaine Prior director/analyst carbon, environment and ESG at ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... been assessed against the Australian government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). Zoos Victoria reduced carbon emissions through a range of energy efficiency and waste reduction measures, and by purchasing and cancelling carbon offsets to bring ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... government's Clean Energy Future package. Meanwhile in the US, while states such as California have implemented carbon emissions trading systems, the federal government does not have a policy on pricing carbon. However, President Barack Obama has said ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... McDonald, CEO of Low Carbon Australia. "Quantifying the carbon footprint of such an organisation and reducing carbon emissions is a mammoth task, but one that can have substantial benefits for the environment, the city and for ratepayers. "Councils taking ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... systemic level, there should be a focus on transaction taxes, stewardship codes and pricing externalities such as carbon emissions. "The fact is, if we are going to contain global warming below two degrees, as many governments have committed to doing ...