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Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... mechanism, or through the Labor party's initiative, the key indicator for companies is that over the medium term, a carbon price is inevitable and they should be preparing for that now," said Martijn Wilder, head of Baker and McKenzie's global environmental ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... which performed scenario planning on one sector - the electricity sector. The Climate Institute modelled a modest carbon price rising to AU$40 per tonne by 2030, resulting in emission reductions similar to the government's current national 2030 target ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... economy is underway, with the Paris Climate Change Summit (COP21) a part of the roadmap. "We are not expecting a carbon price to be established out of the COP 21, but we do expect an improved framework that will continue to create incentives for the ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... new climate regulation, and CDP calculates that US$10 billion in earnings is at risk across the 11 companies if a carbon price of US$50 per tonne is introduced. "As the world prepares for a binding climate deal in Paris, this research highlights both ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... company and half by customers and staff, and in environmental performance Wesfarmers has also implemented a shadow carbon price and reduced emissions intensity by 37% over 5 years. Managing supply chain issues continues to be an area of focus for Wesfarmers ...

Assessing likely process, impacts of first ERF auction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... expectation is that... a lot of them if not all of them will participate in the auction because with the repeal of the carbon price the government is now the only buyer of the credits, and all these project owners have invested into these projects and ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... played a central role in the development and passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation which brought in the carbon price at AU$23/tonne. Combet said that regulation of carbon emissions is more expensive than cap and trade in carbon emissions. "An ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... under the safeguard mechanism is 100,000 tonnes of CO2, compared to the threshold of 25,000 tonnes of CO2 under the carbon price, meaning that fewer emitters will be covered under the safeguard mechanism. "We don't know how the baselines would be set ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... purpose is to invest that way. We are continuing to agitate through the contacts and associations we have to get a carbon price introduced." Pegan spoke from his perspective as chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), and on Catholic Super's ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... projects," Harris said. "We have signed up a savannah burning project and some forest regeneration projects. The high carbon price will be around until the second of February, and hopefully by then, the ERF will have been organised and legislated." See ...