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Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... to increase the level of support for those sectors that we think will represent the bulk of our activities - renewable energy, green buildings and to a lesser extent waste management as well," she said. "A lot of that funding will go to supporting direct ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... only a handful in the world to achieve ISO14001 status. In future moves, Zoos Victoria is looking to develop renewable energy options on site to provide green power and further energy efficiency savings for the zoos.

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... companies are not able to make these decisions, given that they it may not be here in future." The electricity and renewable energy sectors have been more impacted by these uncertainties, given the electricity sector's emissions-intensive activities ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The government will maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) at current levels to ensure that at least 20% of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet has announced. ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) have announced a partnership in which that will bring together industry experts and stakeholders to work on policies, finance mechanisms and market drivers beneficial ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... overall commitments for the year. About 70% of IFC's investments in the power sector involved energy efficiency and renewable energy. IFC expects to double its climate-related investments to roughly US$3 billion per year by FY15.

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... said. The work covers all aspects of Australia's clean energy policies including the carbon pricing mechanism, renewable energy, energy efficiency, the carbon farming initiative, fuel tax credits, synthetic greenhouse gases, accounting and disclosures ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... highlighted the 2012 launch of the Armstrong South East Asia Clean Energy Fund, which is seeking investments in the renewable energy sector and is targeting US$150m. There are 10 infrastructure fund managers with sustainability-themed strategies based ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has recommended that the government retain its renewable energy target (RET), which aims to source 20% of Australia's energy from renewable sources by 2020, a decision that has been welcomed as providing stability ...

Low Carbon Australia and CEFC to merge for 2013 launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... industry sectors. The CEFC will be an AU$10bn fund that will mobilise its own and private sector capital into renewable energy, low-emissions and energy efficiency projects and technologies in Australia. "The expectation of the government was that they ...