ASX200 companies are increasingly comfortable with carbon pricing, with property companies and banks the strongest carbon performers in the index overall, according to a new report issued by the Carbon Disclosure Project. The report also identifies five ASX200 climate change leaders recognised on both the CDP 2012 ASX200 Carbon Disclosure.

Training in energy management

The Environmental Management Systems Association recently advertised a free webinar on the new ISO 50001 Energy Management standard.The webinar has been contributed by Sonia Screpis, National Marketing Manager - Assurance Services (Australia) Sonja.Screpis [at] saiglobal.com, Ph: 02 8206 6854. The new ISO 50001 approach gives companies a clear framework within which to better.

A new report has benchmarked the current status of strategies and methodologies employed by Local Government in Queensland. The research looked at how Councils are achieving any reduction in the carbon intensity of their operations in response to climate change and legislative action by the Australian Government. The research utilised a survey of Queensland Councils.

National Sustainability Council established in Australia

Engineers Australia has today welcomed the launch of the National Sustainability Council (NSC) by Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Hon Tony Burke MP.   “Engineers Australia has a long-standing commitment to sustainability.  We have been calling for a transparent framework for reporting on progress toward sustainability.

Energy efficiency: Tenant's Guide to Green Leases and Green Lease Handbook

As part of the National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, which is overseen by the Council of Australian Governments, the Tenant's Guide to Green Leases and the Green Lease Handbook were developed to encourage the uptake of Green Leases in private leasing arrangements. The Tenant's Guide.

Australian Energy Market Operator says emissions are falling

Emissions have fallen at the national level since the introduction of the carbon price but the reasons behind the fall go beyond the carbon price itself. The Australian Energy Market Operator has provided some data and other players such as Treasury are providing analysis but some details as.

Solar Cities 2012, 22 – 24 October 2012 — Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland

This event will share the findings from the Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency’s Solar Cities Program. The event will provide insight into the key successes of the various cities and lessons learned in regards to energy generation, demand.

The reasons for electrity price rises

Big Switch Projects recently conducted a study on the impact of carbon price on business power bills across Australia. The project found that the carbon price was not the main reason for modest increases. Read the story on the website of the Read more

Training in energy auditing

With the Implementation of the Carbon tax and rising energy costs, the demand for energy efficiency and the minimisation of waste, has become an integral part to improve operational and financial performance of businesses by mitigating against energy risks including price increases and exposure to a carbon price. So Independent Inspections is delivering.