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KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... categories equalling AU$36.2bn. But there is a lack of investment by all stakeholders in research and development and in infrastructure that are hindering the industry, particularly as it competes for funding against the mining industry. "There is a ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... about the EUA structure, speaking at the Global Energy Basel Summit, which focused on financing sustainable urban infrastructure, particularly energy-efficient buildings and transportation, as well as renewable energy supplies. Bocksay also spoke at ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... the constitution of ANZ "is modified so that any new financing of coal power stations, coal mines, coal export infrastructure or coal seam gas operations requires ratification by shareholders," according to the text of the resolution. ANZ declined to ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... opportunities it affords. He will speak at the Global Energy Basel Summit, which is focused on financing sustainable urban infrastructure, particularly energy-efficient buildings and transportation, as well as renewable energy supplies. He will also ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... CEFC] can act, depending on what sort of outcomes they're looking at," Major said. "If they're looking at a big infrastructure asset that's being built, there is more scope to be a direct equity investor, but if you're talking about energy efficiency ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... that one third of participants have begun to or plan to allocate more to "climate sensitive assets" - real estate, infrastructure, private equity, sustainable equities, efficiency/renewables and commodities, and more than half of participants either ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... region, and has experience in debt and structured finance arising from transactions for financial institutions, infrastructure projects and utilities. Parbery is a founding partner and board director of PPB Advisory, which provides services around insolvency ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... the National Broadband Network (NBN). "The transition to a low-carbon economy requires a huge range of energy and infrastructure investments," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the IGCC. "We are concerned that the investments being made are the ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Future legislation has passed into law, and now that the infrastructure and timeline to creating a market-based mechanism for pricing carbon emissions is reality, so begins the era of carbon as a commodity. Liable companies will need ...