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Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investors as well, said Richard Fuller Senior Responsible Investment Specialist at Mercer. "Climate change and the carbon tax are really important issues, and perhaps really obvious ones," Fuller said. "Superannuation funds are pushing to come to grips ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... offered under the Clean Energy Future package: Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... increasing divergences on the reporting on strategy." The report noted that two of the drivers of regulatory risk - a carbon tax or cap and trade scheme and emission reporting obligations - were also frequently sources of opportunity. "There was recognition ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Senate has passed the Clean Energy Future legislative package, starting the countdown to the 1 July 2012 launch of a carbon pricing regime. But while businesses have short term certainty with the package's passage, they will still have ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... placed the company in a sound position with regards to the future reporting under and compliance with the Australian Carbon Tax." AWE explained that its reduction in GHG emissions was "largely a result of lower gas flaring at the Company's Tui operations ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... this, certainly in the energy and infrastructure space." See Also: Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability, according to Aaron Magner, director of sustainability at the University of New South Wales. "Once the carbon tax is resolved it will become a financial issue for future costings for goods and services, and it'll become a more objective ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... price to have limited impact on superannuation funds Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Metals (ICMM). If passed, the legislation will see a carbon pricing scheme from 1 July 2012, starting with a fixed carbon tax of AU$23/ton of carbon dioxide, increasing by 2.5%in real terms per annum and transitioning to a market-based emissions trading ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Adelaide Desalination Project, the AU$450m Waubra Wind Farm and the AU$160m Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm. See Also: Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures