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IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IGCC executive director. "This is not happening.... At under seven euros per tonne, the carbon price is not even high enough to support a switch from coal to gas. "As long-term investors, IIGCC members are concerned that current ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... hydro. The panel's recognition of the need for the CEFC to work in tandem with the Renewable Energy Target and a carbon price reflect a mature understanding of Australia's energy landscape." Herd said that the CEFC review panel's approach will maximise ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... time and on budget." Ahead of the July 1 start of the carbon pricing regime, Santos reported having integrated a carbon price into is planning process. However, the company did not disclose its pricing assumptions in either its sustainability report ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... legislation, the price after 2015 will be set by the market. "Materiality is key but when you look at things like the carbon price, you know, if you have it at $2, the materiality may not be that great, but if the carbon price is $30 or $40 or $100," ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... more limited horizon." The agribusiness sector is facing significant challenges as a result of climate change, the carbon price and water scarcity issues, the report notes. Farmers are innovating to ameliorate the impacts that carbon pricing will have ...

Chloe Munro named head of Clean Energy Regulator

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Regulator, which will be established from 2 April, is responsible for implementing and administering the carbon price mechanism, the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme, the Renewable Energy Target, the Australian National Registry ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Ethinvest, an investment advisory firm, is forming a working group to lobby for changes to address what the managing director calls a lack of clarity around the process of putting shareholder resolutions to an annual general meeting (AGM). Trevor Thomas ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... be priced within a relative band - a floor of AU$15/tonne and a ceiling of AU$20 above the expected international carbon price. Liable entities will be permitted to buy emissions offset permits sold on international markets to offset domestic liabilities ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... asset classes to determine their climate change risks, including the introduction of the Australian government's carbon price in mid-2012. "To better understand this carbon risk we commissioned the global carbon consultancy Trucost to analyse the carbon ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... There is likely to be a lot of pressure to continue the floor price because the influx of cheap CERs will depress the carbon price further than what the government has predicted. The boarder question here is about the congruency of Australia's scheme ...