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WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... confidence that we will meet targets." WWF-Australia has also explored the impacts of a lower price on Australian carbon credits as a result of linking to the European ETS. The research suggests that a lower price on carbon credits could provide an opportunity ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... incredible - the mind boggles," said Nick Armstrong, CEO of COzero. "We're not going to be running wide markets on carbon credits because there's increased volatility. In terms of the emergence of any exchange, I think that there are few people jostling ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... previously mentioned, the Australian ETS will be linked to the EU ETS, establishing an international market for carbon credits, but also tying the Australian price to the EU price. A secondary pricing consideration will be the carbon emissions budget ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... saved 147,649 rupees and 5,354 kg of CO2 emissions as of 1 March 2013. The enterprise is considering generating carbon credits for its work, but Kimmorley said that the process is too expensive and time-consuming at the moment. "We will look at that ...

Oliver Yates named CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... businesses and growing operations internationally, and leading the bank's initiatives in wind, solar, biofuels, carbon credits and other renewable businesses," according to a statement from Jillian Broadbent, chair of the CEFC board. Yates is not the ...

Kidney: Australia should look to fund NBN with green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... possibility of a carbon-credit style issuance for bond area. [The other] is an aggregation facility focussed around carbon credits and agriculture. There is a range of different possibilities, but there isn't enough volume in any area." In its first ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... regime if brought to power at the next election, and there is general industry concern about the future price of carbon credits, impacting on the desire of farmers and land managers to invest in the processes and equipment to generate ACCUs. "The coalition ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... debt instruments, covering treasury-style bonds, treasury-style retail offerings "involving a coupon linked to carbon credits or green indexes" and asset-backed securities tied to "green" infrastructure projects or portfolios of projects, according to ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... looking to become carbon neutral and is looking into carbon offsetting through Australian GreenPower and certified carbon credits, alongside reduction strategies, Pangolin said in its case study. The majority of Pangolin Associate's work is around carbon ...

ASIC details AFS licence process for carbon credit trade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... This includes carbon units, Australian carbon credit units and eligible international emissions units. See Also: Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products