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CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... in 2013. Many of the uncertainties related to the Coalition government's plans to repeal the Clean Energy Future carbon pricing legislation. In comparison, five ASX200 companies that reported carbon pricing as a high risk, CDP reported. These five companies ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... policies that can assist us to allocate capital to low-carbon activities" and is opposed to the repeal of the current carbon pricing framework as implemented in the Clean Energy Future legislation, given that there is an absence of an alternative policy ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... EY. The Liberal coalition government has said its climate policy's main objectives are the repeal of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of the DAP. The government has published draft legislation to repeal the CPM and released ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... government led by Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said it will abolish the CEFC as part of its unwinding of the carbon pricing mechanism instituted by the previous Labor government. According to the CEFC, the fund has co-financed or co-invested in projects ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Companies that are currently liable under the carbon pricing mechanism (CPM) face uncertainty over their compliance and potential pricing arrangements if the government's proposed legislation to repeal the price on carbon is not passed by July 2014. ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... investments that reduce carbon emissions, according to EY. The ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the current carbon pricing mechanism and the lack of detail to the Liberal coalition's direct action plan means that companies are reluctant to make ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... form of priced-based carbon policy and another 3.3% were unsure. But the uncertainty surrounding the future of the carbon pricing mechanism has had an impact on strategic and operational decision-making. Around 45% of mainstream business reported that ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... because it doesn't have any input costs, it's cheaper to run and that helps bring down [electricity] prices." The carbon pricing mechanism is in a fixed price period, currently priced at AU$24.15/tonne of CO2 emissions. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... September. If the Liberal Coalition gain majority and leader Tony Abbott becomes prime minister, he has vowed to end the carbon pricing mechanism as one of his top priorities. The Green Party, a key supporting bloc that helped the Labor Party pass the ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... this is do they have an experience of derivative trading within the business, and how large is the impact of the carbon pricing mechanism to the overall balance sheet and P&L and their shareholders expectations," she said. "All those things contribute ...