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Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
With the future of the carbon pricing mechanism hinging on the outcome of the September federal election, business is struggling with making long-term decisions, according to Norton Rose. Elisa de Wit There are two main areas where businesses are being ...

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... can reduce energy use by industries such as property by as much as 50%," IGCC noted. The fate of the Australian carbon pricing regime that is currently being implemented is heavily dependent on the outcome of the 14 September federal election. Prime ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... into their models as well. But corporate action is not a substitute for government policy. The fate of Australia's carbon pricing and clean energy legislation is not certain. There will be a federal election on 14 September, and Tony Abbott, leader of ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... times a year, the law firm 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 ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... played a critical role in leading the debate on issues including the financing of Australia's low carbon economy, carbon pricing, forestry and resources. He previously worked as director and senior economist for Economists at Large, and senior investment ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... tandem with other pieces of the Clean Energy Future legislation, including the Renewable Energy Target and the carbon pricing regime. Heidrick & Struggles had been engaged to assist the CEFC board with finding the CEO. See Also: Responsible investment ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... carbon price can be a driver of business opportunities - 35% said so. This is lower than 2011, where 56% said that carbon pricing is a driver of opportunities, but the CDP said this drop could be an indication that companies are adopting a "business ...

Ernst & Young: go beyond carbon price implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Companies should be assessing the full range of strategic options of response to the carbon pricing mechanism, and not doing so is as risky as doing nothing at all, according to a new Ernst & Young report. Many businesses have implemented the processes ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... "Linking to the larger and more established EU ETS will give more clarity to investors on the longer term direction of carbon pricing without the policy design uncertainties that can be created by questions over the duration of a price floor," said Nathan ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... tandem with other pieces of the Clean Energy Future legislation, including the Renewable Energy Target and the carbon pricing regime. The government also announced that Heidrick & Struggles has been engaged to assist the CEFC board with finding the corporation's ...