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Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... in the draft legislation, liable entities will be able to use eligible international emissions units - including European Union Allowances (EUAs) and eligible Kyoto units from 1 July 2014, and the 50% limit on the use of eligible international emissions ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... litigating against transparency, I think we have to unpack that." Extractive companies that are listed on US and European Union stock exchanges will have to start disclosing payments as part of their public reporting as part of the US Dodd-Frank Act ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. Extractive companies that are listed on US and European Union stock exchanges will have to start disclosing payments as part of their public reporting as part of the US Dodd-Frank Act ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... the ESG information stipulated in the new directive, according to the European Commission. Members states of the European Union have introduced disclosure requirements which go beyond the standards in the Fourth Company Law Directive - the European Commission ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... current position is "conservative", compared to some international law reform in progress. ACSI pointed to a proposed European Union directive on gender diversity that would see women holding 40% of board positions by 2020. At the current pace of board ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... whole question post- 2015 as to what price they're going to get." As part of the deal between Australia and the European Union, Australia agreed that it would drop its floor price on the post-fixed price trading period that begins in 2015. Originally ...

Ernst & Young: go beyond carbon price implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... flexible period, some are selling their freely allocated carbon units to banks. The report also noted that from 2015, European Union Allowances (EUAs) can be used to meet up to half of liable entities' obligations. Of that 50%, 12.5% can come from Certified ...

CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... applications and the work of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency comes as Australia and the European Union have announced that they will link their carbon markets from 2015, and that ACCUs could potentially be used in Europe for offsetting ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has welcomed an announcement that Australia and the European Union will link their carbon trading schemes from July 2015. Nick Armstrong, CEO COzero The announcement by Minister for Climate Change and Energy ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Regulations governing energy efficiency in the property sector across the European Union need to be addressed to overcome split incentives, to aid in refurbishing existing built stock and to exploit opportunities for sustainability improvements throughout ...