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SUMMARY:Energy Efficiency Management & Cost Savings Opportunities Workshop - May 7\, 2014
DESCRIPTION:Summary \nPresented by the \nAustralian Environment Business Network (AEBN)  In association with  Proud Partner – WSP  \n  \n  \nA number of organisations have achieved significant cost benefits through implementing energy efficiency initiatives. \nTo assist industry\, business and councils\, the Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN) together with WSP\, have developed this practical program to enable businesses to identify economic opportunities for energy savings and to develop and implement effective energy management systems. \nThe Workshop will include industry case studies that demonstrate the changes made\, the process undertaken\, and the strategies implemented within organisations\, that show significant cost savings made.  This comprehensive Workshop will cover the process for developing an Energy Efficiency Plan and effective strategies for staff engagement. \n  \nProgram \nThe Workshop will cover: \n\n\nWhy undertake energy efficiency and where does it fit into the sustainability mix \n\n\nThe energy market and energy pricing structure \n\n\nThe carbon tax and the impact on energy \n\n\nWhat are the building blocks for a successful energy efficiency program \n\n\nUnderstanding your energy usage – \n\n\nOutline of energy using systems \n\n\nBaseline development \n\n\nEnergy auditing \n\n\nOpportunity prioritisation \n\n\n\n\nUnderstanding carbon in the supply chain \n\n\nLighting – \n\n\nOutline of lighting types and where applied \n\n\nTypical savings from lighting projects \n\n\nCase studies in lighting upgrades \n\n\n\n\nGreen IT – New opportunities for your business – \n\n\nSaving energy in IT \n\n\nCloud computing – does it save energy? \n\n\n\n\nMonitoring and ReportingDigital solutions as an enabler of energy efficiency initiatives – \n\n\nMonitoring and reporting systems \n\n\nProject measurement and verification \n\n\n\n\nCase studies on – \n\n\nHousehold energy assessment tool – rolled out by the Federal Government but is 100% applicable to any business with multiple sites across a region or the globe \n\n\nArla Foods and CSP – Arla Foods is one of the largest dairy manufacturing companies in Europe/Scandanavia \n\n\nOnline reporting to help amalgamate ‘sustainability’ data (includes energy & carbon) from across a number of facilities and operations to report to a variety of mandatory & voluntary sustainability reporting requirements. \n\n\n\n\nFunding and financing for energy efficiency \n\n\nExercise – Developing an Energy Efficiency Plan – \n\n\nGovernment funding \n\n\nEnvironmental Upgrade Agreements \n\n\nEnergy performance contracting \n\n\n\n\nStaff engagement strategies – open discussion \n\n\nReview of workshop outcome. \n\n\n  \nPresenters \n\n\nFacilitator – Tina Khoury\, CEO Australian Environment Business Network \n\n\nTim Parker – Associate Director\, Energy and Climate Change Leader\, WSP \n\n\nCase studies \n\n\n  \nNetworking Opportunity \nThe Workshop will provide the opportunity to network with presenters and delegates during AEBN’s networking refreshment breaks (morning tea\, lunch and afternoon tea). \nA comprehensive set of course notes will be provided to each delegate. \n 
URL:https://aebn.com.au/aebn-events/event/energy-efficiency-management-cost-savings-opportuniti/
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SUMMARY:CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM - Understanding Australia's proposed Carbon Laws: impacts & opportunities to business - May 16\, 2014
DESCRIPTION: Understanding Australia’s proposed Carbon laws and the impacts and opportunities to business \n  \nKEYNOTE SPEAKER\nSenator The Hon Simon Birmingham\nParliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment\n  \n Presented by the \nAustralian Environment Business Network (AEBN) In association withProud Principal Sponsor – Norton Rose Fulbright Australia \n \nThe Federal Government has stated that they will repeal the carbon tax and are proposing new carbon laws for Australia. \n \nIt is important that all businesses understand the proposed carbon laws to ensure you understand the impacts and opportunities to your organisation. \n \nWith the recent release of the Federal Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund White Paper and the exposure draft legislation\, this timely Forum is aimed to provide an all-round perspective of the proposed changes which are likely to be implemented in 2014\, and will have an impact on a number of Australian businesses.  \n \nYou will hear from the regulators\, leading climate change lawyers\, carbon and asset management specialists\, an industry and energy users’ perspective\, and more – to assist you in understanding how the proposed changes may affect your business and its operations.\n  \nProgram\nThe program will include – \n\nKEYNOTE SPEAKER:   Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham\, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment\n\nThe Federal Government’s Direct Action Plan \n\n\nTina Khoury\, CEO Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN)\n\nIntroductions and overview of the day\n\n\nFacilitator:  Paddy Spruce\, Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN)\n\nFacilitator of the day  \n\n\n\nNATIONAL \nLegal Implications:\n\nElisa de Wit – Partner & Leader of the Australian climate change practice\, Norton Rose Fulbright\n\nThe legal implications arising from the proposed Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) –\n\nTransition of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) into the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF)\nLegal requirements for participation\nMethod development\nContractual issues\n\n\n\n\n\nProposed National Carbon Policy:\n\nTrevor Power – Acting First Assistant Secretary\, Emissions Reduction Fund Taskforce\, Federal Department of Environment\n\nOverview of the changes within the Federal Budget:  changes that relate to environmental and carbon matters\, such as the Direct Action Plan\nDetails of the Emissions Reduction Fund White Paper \n\nthe structure;\nthe design;\nproposed implementation plan;\nhow it will operate\n\n\nThe exposure draft legislation – an overview\n\nProposed changes to the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI)\n\n\nOutline of other components of the Federal Government’s proposed carbon laws – Direct Action Plan\nQ&A\n\n\n\nObligations prior and post abolishment of current laws:\n\nMark Williamson – Acting Executive General Manager\, Renewables and Carbon Farming Division\, Clean Energy Regulator\n\nCarbon obligations prior and post abolishment of existing carbon laws\nRepeal process –\n\nHow it is intended to work and its timing\nUpdate of the Renewable Energy Target (RET)\n\n\n\n\n\nKey findings of related research:\n\nAnthea Harris – CEO Climate Change Authority \n\nCurrent activities of the Climate Change Authority\, including –\n\nfindings of the report on Targets and Progress Review\nrecent study on Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI)\n\n\n\n\n\nEnergy Users’ Perspective:\n\nPeter Dobney – General Manager Resources and Energy\, Orora Limited  |  Board Member\, Energy Users Association of Australia  \n\nSafeguarding Mechanism – an energy users’ perspective on Emissions Reduction Fund’s (ERF) safeguard mechanism – safeguarding emissions reduction\n\n\n\nCompliance:\n\nMatt Drum – Director Environment\, Ndevr Environmental Consulting\n\nAccessing funds through the Emissions Reduction Fund\nCompliance and reporting obligations under the proposed scheme\n\n\n\nOpportunities to business:  \n\nJennifer Lauber-Patterson – Co-founder and Executive Director\, Frontier Carbon\n\nKey project opportunities for reducing emissions and costs for business in 2014\nAssessment of the opportunities under the –\n\nEmission Reduction Fund (ERF)\nEnvironmental Upgrade Agreements (EUA)\nRenewable Energy Target (RET)\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nNetworking Opportunity\nThe Workshop will provide the opportunity to network with presenters and delegates during AEBN’s networking refreshment breaks (morning tea\, lunch and afternoon tea).\nA comprehensive set of course notes will be provided to each delegate.\n  \nPlease note:\nThe AEBN strives to ensure members are provided with the latest changes to environmental and energy obligations\, and therefore\, should new developments arise due to the release of further information regarding the proposed carbon laws\, the AEBN will strive to ensure we cover any additional information in our Program.  We aim to provide an all round perspective to assist YOU in understanding the impacts and opportunities to your business.  Therefore\, the Australian Environment Business Network (AEBN) reserves the right to alter the program\, should it be necessary.\n  \n 
URL:https://aebn.com.au/aebn-events/event/carbon-leadership-forum-2013/
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