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AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... our shareholders, and the community." AGL's disclosure of risks and opportunities related to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions has seen the company included in the Carbon Disclosure Project 's 2010 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government's carbon pricing plan will tax mines for "fugitive" gas emissions - emissions of trapped methane that are released during the extraction process, according to a briefing from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The government's carbon price package could help Australia achieve a greater than expected reduction in greenhouse gas emission by 2020 if successfully implemented, according to research from ClimateWorks Australia. ClimateWorks Australia's analysis ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... The Carbon Neutral Program is a voluntary scheme which allows Australian businesses to measure, reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with business operations or products. The program is administered by Low Carbon Australia on behalf ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Anderson said. "Another issue to be aware of is that only liable entities can surrender carbon permits to cover greenhouse gas emissions. This means that, if the joint venturers bear that liability, they will need to surrender the permits necessary to ...

Low Carbon Australia certify Melbourne print company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... printing company Mystique as carbon neutral. Mystique achieved the carbon neutral rating by reducing its production greenhouse gas emissions and choosing to offest all remaining emissions association with its business operations. It is the first printing ...

Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... sectors, and applies to facilities (or activities) in those sectors that individually produce more than 25,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Under the framework outlined next week, liability for carbon emissions will now be allocated between the ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... neutral and clean energy sectors. It's clearly a big positive for cleaner energy providers (wind, solar and to a lesser extent gas). It's probably neutral for the finance sector - many large finance companies have already gone carbon neutral and the ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... have put in place give us a great opportunity to communicate with our people about the impact they can have on greenhouse gas emissions," said Rebecca Pearce, CBRE's head of sustainability for the Pacific region, in a statement. "Ultimately we want low ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... ground-breaking disclosures. The first stage of PUMA's EP&L statement, issued earlier this year, addressed the company's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and water consumption, both within the company's operations, and critically, down the supply chain. ...