December 2008 Newsletter - Summer Reading Pack
Ahead of the summer holiday period, Energetics has prepared a summer reading pack for those who may wish to catch up on a range of carbon and resource management issues ahead of the new year.
“Doom and boom” - by Tony Cooper, Managing Director, Energetics.
Tony Cooper talks about the opportunities despite the uncertain economic outlook:
“In this time of economic uncertainty, the distinction between the future business leaders and business laggards will lie in their ability to develop more efficient ways of operating and utilising resources, including energy.“ Link to article
“A business carbon transition plan is needed” - by Jonathan Jutsen, founder of Energetics.
Ahead of the release of the White Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme on 15 December, Jonathan talks about the need to assist business to transition to a low carbon future in order to achieve real emissions reductions. Link to article
“Can carbon compliance deliver sustainability?” - by Dr Mary Stewart, Principal Consultant, Strategy, Tanya Fiedler and David Mitchell, senior consultants.
The team considers the question, “Is the focus on complying with the CPRS drawing attention away from the sustainability transition that companies need to make?” Link to article
“Reporting greenly” - by Keryn Hassall, Principal Consultant, Energy and Emissions Reporting.
“NGER is more than a simple compliance task. For some companies there are million dollar decisions to be made. For all, the combination of NGER and emissions trading from 2010 has significant financial implications.” Link to article
“Water footprinting - is this necessary for my business?” - by Dr Peter Holt, Principal Consultant, Water.
Climate change, water scarcity and the global financial crisis are leading to investor demand for increased transparency for water-related risk. The development of a water footprint enables an informed risk management and business opportunities strategy. Link to article
“Managing energy costs” - by Grant Raja, Client Services Manager and Elizabeth Sciberras, Principal Consultant, Strategic Energy Procurement.
The market drivers for energy costs are changing dramatically. This is creating a need for businesses to develop new strategies for managing long term energy costs. Link to article
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Release of the White Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
On Monday 15 December 2008, the Government released the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) White Paper outlining the final model and the medium term target range.
Link to further information