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Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Group was held last week in Dubai, with the aim of developing investment securities to finance deals such as renewable energy projects that comply with both the eligibility criteria of the International Climate Bonds Standards scheme as well as best ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... financing sustainable urban infrastructure, particularly energy-efficient buildings and transportation, as well as renewable energy supplies. Bocksay also spoke at an Austrade seminar in Munich to raise awareness of commercial opportunities for European ...

Chloe Munro named head of Clean Energy Regulator

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... implementing and administering the carbon price mechanism, the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme, the Renewable Energy Target, the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units and the Carbon Farming Initiative. Munro is the current chair ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... June 2012 to reach financial close. The decision was welcomed by the Clean Energy Council, the peak body for renewable energy. Acting Chief Executive Kane Thornton called the decision a "sensible approach", citing the challenges in the application process ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... financing sustainable urban infrastructure, particularly energy-efficient buildings and transportation, as well as renewable energy supplies. He will also speak at an Austrade seminar in Munich to raise awareness of commercial opportunities for European ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... design of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), the AU$10bn institution that will provide financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency and low emissions technologies. The CEFC is expected to start operating from 2013-2014, but an expert panel ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper's largest single infrastructure investment is a stake in Pacific Hydro, one of the world's leading renewable energy companies. It develops, owns and operates wind and run-of-river hydroelectricity projects in Australia and several Latin ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... resource and the fact that the update and installation of windfarms is ostensibly slowing, despite the government's Renewable Energy Target, which seeks to provide 20% of energy in the country from renewable resources. "Potential reasons for this include ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... designed to encourage private investment, meaning there will be new opportunities to invest in projects including renewable energy, carbon capture and energy efficiency. "There are several good things in terms of the fund, one of which is that it won't ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The use of renewable energy resources in electricity generation is expected to grow at 6% per year between now and 2035, according to Professor Quentin Grafton, executive director and chief economist of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). ...