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China acts on climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... has formed its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) fund as part of its strategy to foster and finance projects for climate change. Inline with its Kyoto Protocol obligations, China's CDM fund was launched last week and will use revenue from the country's ...

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... Thamotheram. For example, asset owners want to know which companies are positioning themselves for what the effects of climate change will be, he said. Reflecting this, the United Nations principles for responsible investing "is set up to be a collaborative ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... hold their AGMs. And in Sydney, Telstra releases a study on how telecommunications can help reduce the impact of climate change. The Australian share market closed softer but a better result from energy and mining stocks pushed the local bourse off its ...

Green paper bags top IFSA/Deloitte award

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... Asset Management, has won the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award for his research paper on the implications of climate change on the investment industry. Each of the 13 candidates needed to be under the age of 30 and submit a research essay regarding ...

The long hot summer

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... next 20-60 years. According to a report developed by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology through the Australian Climate Change Science Programme, temperatures across Australia will increase by around 1 oC by 2030. The Climate Change in Australia technical ...

Climate change to cost $50bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... could reach as much as $50 billion per year between 2010 and 2019, driven by a rise in natural disasters caused by climate change. The Hedging Climate Change report by Allianz found increased urbanisation along floodplains and coastal regions have caused ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
... according to reports, a bid for some of Coles's assets from rival Woolworths. In politics, the NSW Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water Phil Koperberg will speak at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia function on `Water, Climate ...

Most finance executives support ESG reporting

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... senior finance industry executives reveals that the economy-wide costs of ignoring sustainability issues such as climate change outweigh the costs of addressing it, but they believe more industry and national leadership is needed. The research, conducted ...

Economic round-up: Infrastructure - sink or swim?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
Weakness in our infrastructure just wont go away as a new report by the Prime Minister's chief scientific panel warns that climate changes are presenting further challenges to infrastructure and the future of our economy. Independent think tank, CEDA ...

Use super for national interests: Weaven

... chair Garry Weaven has called on the government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population. In an address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Weaven ...