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Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the paper that clearly deals with environmental risk is the analysis of how legislated programs such as the Clean Energy Future and other initiatives, such as the renewable energy target, can be used to transform Australia into a low carbon economy and ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... paper calls for infrastructure investment to increase productivity, and identifies parts of the government's Clean Energy Future legislation as necessary to continue the transition to a low carbon economy. Some of the vehicles for that transition will ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency and low emissions technologies. It was funded with AU$10bn and announced as part of the Clean Energy Future package to encourage private investment, help overcome capital market barriers to commercialising clean energy technologies ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... opposed to 53% across all regions. The survey was performed in March 2012, after the passage of Australia's Clean Energy Future Act, which put in place a carbon pricing regime that commenced in July. "We have some good leadership in Australia," Birgden ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... the carbon pricing period, companies should have data collection and company processes in order." Since the Clean Energy Future legislation passed through Parliament last year, there has also been intense research into possible costs and implications ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Party/National Party coalition has endorsed the CFI, which was passed in a separate bill to other parts of the overall Clean Energy Future legislative package. However, the opposition coalition has committed to winding back other aspects of the carbon ...

Clean Energy Regulator and ASIC to work together

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... under the forthcoming carbon pricing regime. The CER administers a number of the mechanisms set up under the Clean Energy Future legislative package including the carbon pricing mechanism, the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) scheme, the ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... financing to renewable energy, energy efficiency and low emissions technologies. It was announced as part of the Clean Energy Future package to encourage private investment, help overcome capital market barriers to commercialising clean energy technologies ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Council for Sustainable Energy, whose members include the Clean Energy Council. "As Australia moves towards a clean energy future, the Clean Energy Council - under David's leadership - will play a significant role in working with governments and industry ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... between 2012 and 2015, there will be a fixed price of AU$23/tonne CO2e charged by the government, but under the Clean Energy Future legislation, the price after 2015 will be set by the market. "Materiality is key but when you look at things like the ...