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Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... average percentage saving (tCO2-e) of the projects financed by environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) in the City of Melbourne has been 33%, Bocskay said. "In the long run we expect green property and urban improvement bonds to be more than 50% of the ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... efficiency projects that may not be able to obtain traditional forms of finance off the back of an ERF contract." The City of Melbourne and New South Wales have EUA structures in place, and South Australia has proposed a similar financing vehicle, which ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... that often prevent environmental upgrades from being carried out. It modelled on existing legislation in the City of Melbourne and in New South Wales. Environmental upgrade finance agreements are agreements between a building owner, local council and ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. The creation of the EUA structure required a change to the City of Melbourne Act to permit the collection of the EUC. The repayment structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a ...

City of Melbourne looks to commercial solar installation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Ed. note: This article has been updated with information from Cr Arron Wood The City of Melbourne and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund are reaching out to advise non-residential commercial building owners of financing options for cost-effective solar ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne has been recognised at the C40 and Siemens Climate Leadership Award in the category of Energy Efficient Built Environment. The award, which was given in London earlier this week, recognises Melbourne's initiatives to create an ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... document: Peter Morley, power of attorney for Eureka Funds Management (project lender); Kathy Alexander, CEO City of Melbourne; Vince Juliano, Zagame (building trustee) (photo courtesy of Sustainable Melbourne Fund) The EUA was negotiated between the ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... serve to provide finance in a scalable manner to roll out these improvements systemically. At the moment, the City of Melbourne and New South Wales have legislated environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) as a means of providing a finance vehicle for ...

Net Balance Foundation joins CitySwitch program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Information Grants (EEIG) program by the Net Balance Foundation, who will work alongside the City of Sydney, City of Melbourne, City of Perth and other partner councils. "The CitySwitch program is closely aligned with Net Balance's ambition to enable ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... long-standing partner, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40). Among the participants are the City of Sydney and the City of Melbourne. Overall, the report found that cities are improving energy efficiency- the top three most popular efficiency projects ...