GHG

Another Member of the Katestone Team awarded the SCR Certification

That’s 2 years in a row!   We are delighted to announce that another member of our team is now certified in Sustainability and Climate Risk by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Our Team Leader – Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases, Dr. Craig Miller, has just joined the team of certified SCR professionals.…

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Focus: PNG

map view of Papua New Guinea

Though based in Australia, Katestone’s experience and expertise extends beyond Australian shores to all corners of the globe including our northern neighbour Papua New Guinea. PNG has access to phenomenal natural resources including significant reserves of both gold and natural gas. Environmental approvals are part and parcel of the rapid phase of development currently underway in…

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Getting a handle on carbon for NGER

photo of clouds with NGERS letters floating in sunlight

NGER Reporting Can you believe that we are already more than six months into the 2015-16 NGER reporting period? To help you prepare for reporting this year, Lisa Smith has prepared this update of recent developments in reporting requirements and some suggestions to make your NGERs reporting more valuable to your organisation. Recent amendments Prior…

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The Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) – an overview

lowering the CO2 needle on emissions

The Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) has been put in place to provide incentives for emissions reduction activities across the Australian economy. It is a large part of the government’s Direct Action policy, aimed at assisting Australia to meet its emissions reduction target of five percent below 2000 levels by 2020. Below is a basic overview…

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Navigating the Carbon Maze

Climbing through the carbon maze

With Australia’s carbon policy changing on what seems like a weekly basis staying up to date and identifying opportunities to get involved in voluntary programs can be frustrating as well as consuming valuable time that could be better spent elsewhere. If you need help navigating the carbon maze, read on… Current status of Australia’s carbon policy The…

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NGERs Reporting – the value of getting organised

do-i-still-need-to-pay-carbon-tax

Will companies need to continue NGERs reporting if the carbon tax is repealed? Since the recent election there has been a lot of discussion and commentary on the planned changes to Australia’s carbon policy. On 13 November 2013, the Abbott led government introduced carbon price repeal legislation to Parliament. ‘Direct Action’ is the government’s approach…

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Air quality modelling case studies presented at CASANZ 2013

21st International Clean Air and Environment Conference

A society of clean air… The biannual (that’s every two years, I checked!) CASANZ conference was held in September 2013. ‘Climate change’ was the general theme of this year’s conference. The conference was very well attended with rapid knowledge sharing through a wide range of presentations and discussion sessions. Topics of discussion included the mounting…

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