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Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... gas free in favour of electricity generated by renewable sources using heat pump hot water, cooking with induction cooktops, LED lighting replacements for all lighting types, using efficient appliances and energy monitoring. Under its modelling, the ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Party supports the ETS and the Australian Greens also support a price on carbon emissions, the opposition Liberal coalition led by Tony Abbott opposes the carbon pricing mechanism and Abbott has promised that if the coalition form government, repealing ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Party supports the ETS and the Australian Greens also support a price on carbon emissions, the opposition Liberal Coalition led by Tony Abbott opposes the ETS and Abbott has promised that if the Coalition form government, repealing the carbon pricing ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... of a sustainable palm oil industry through the work of RSPO. The working group pointed to forest fires in Sumatra that have led to record levels of pollution in Singapore and Malaysia. Open fires are not permitted under the RSPO Principles and Criteria ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... accounted for around a third of its electricity use, and has embarked on a program to replace 6,450 conventional lights with LED lights, which will reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lighting by 70% and will save the city $800,000 per year ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... companies. Senator Christine Milne "Earlier this year the Future Fund ditched its tobacco investments in response to a campaign led by the Greens," said Senator Christine Milne. "Now that climate change denier David Murray has left the fund's helm, the ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... integrating natural capital considerations into financial accounting, disclosure and reporting. NCD said four working groups, led by banks from four continents, will address critical challenges to incorporating natural capital calculations in the finance ...

IIRC CEO favours market-led adoption of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The chief executive officer of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) says market-led adoption of the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework, not mandatory compliance, will lead to better corporate reporting. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO Paul ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... biomass and solar thermal following suit by 2030," the report said. Investment in Australian renewable energy projects is led by Asian investors, particularly Chinese investors. The report cites Shenhua Group Corp's April announcement that it would jointly ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... increasing demand for sustainability information is inevitable," said Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive at GRI, who has led the development of G4. "Increasingly governments, stock exchanges, investors, and society at large are calling on companies ...