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  • New biofuels rules could force EU to miss green target

    19 October 2012

    Plans for new regulations designed to reduce the climate impact of the biofuels industry are in danger of causing the EU to miss a key sustainability target, a leading supplier has warned.

  • Future Fund defends itself over AODP attack

    19 October 2012

    Australia's largest pension fund has denied claims that it is ignoring the effect of climate change on its investments as it defended its decision to decline to respond to a request for information from a lobby group.

  • US clean energy sector 'performing well' despite A123 - UCS

    18 October 2012

    The US clean energy industry is still performing well despite electric car battery maker A123 Systems having filed for bankruptcy protection this week, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

  • Top companies lack long-term water strategies

    18 October 2012

    Most of the world's largest corporations do not have a long-term strategy in place to address water risk, according to KPMG.

  • Australia's largest pension fund 'too poorly resourced' to address climate risk

    18 October 2012

    Future Fund, Australia's largest pension fund, has told the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) that it lacks the resources to disclose how it plans to manage climate risks.

  • Watered down biofuel laws anger campaigners

    17 October 2012

    Environmental groups hit out at the European Commission (EC) today for watering down proposed new laws to clean up the biofuels industry.

  • Global Canopy aims to catalyse forest finance

    17 October 2012

    A guide to help simulate additional finance for forest-friendly development has been launched at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India.

  • New funds, ESG integration on the agenda for Alliance Trust

    17 October 2012

    Alliance Trust's newly-arrived sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) team is considering new fund launches, and has been charged with turning the fund manager into a responsible investment leader, according to its head.

  • Biofuels row gathers pace over job loss claims

    16 October 2012

    An environmental lobby group has sparked a row with the biofuels industry after it rubbished claims that new EU rules set to be unveiled Wednesday will trigger thousands of job losses.

  • Camco rebrands as it ramps up clean energy focus

    16 October 2012

    London-listed project developer Camco International has renamed itself Camco Clean Energy, as the firm moves to distance itself from its roots as a pure carbon play.