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Queensland government approves Clare Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... 200 jobs during construction and power up to 65,000 homes when fully operational, helping us to reach our 50% renewable energy target by 2030," Trad said in a statement. FRV also owns the Moree Solar Farm in NSW, a 70MW farm that is under construction. ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... will mean a shift away from the fossil-fuel based economy, but to move towards a decarbonised future based on renewable energy will take concerted, coordinated efforts by governments and regulation, Wright said.

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Friendly was created for the sole purpose of helping business create value through smarter carbon reduction and renewable energy choices that provide impactful environmental and social benefits," said Freddy Sharpe, CEO of Climate Friendly. "Becoming ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... through their funds, to take on Big Coal and force AGL to reckon with the future," he adds. "That means more renewable energy and less dirty, high-carbon fossil fuels. It also means protecting your super fund against company activities that threaten ...

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra are among a group of global cities to set renewable energy targets, but overall, Latin American and European cities are the least reliant on fossil fuels for electricity, according to a new study by CDP and AECOM. According ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia has tumbled out of the top ten in EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), due to policy changes that has slowed momentum in the market. Australia has fallen from 10 th to 13 th in the most recent RECAI. "Australia's government ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... regulatory policies around environmental standards and emission controls, and competition from natural gas and renewable energy," according to an alert written by MinterEllison partner Maged Girgis and MinterEllison special counsel Sarah Barker. "This ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... housing projects. Ted Dow, CEFC CIO CEFC's AU$250 million will complement AU$100 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The AU$350 million will go towards building at least four, and as many as 10 new large-scale solar funds. The ...

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Resort. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO CEFC has committed AU$4.7 million in finance to renewable energy company Epuron, which will build the project across five Voyages resort sites. Ayers Rock Resort is managed by Voyages ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... GRESB that globally, there was a 3% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2014, a 50% increase in on-site renewable energy generation, and a 19% improvement in overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. This year, 707 companies ...