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Carney: EU taxonomy is binary - we need 50 shades of green
24 September 2019The EU's taxonomy on sustainable activities is "a good start", but a "richer" taxonomy that does not take a binary approach is needed, said Bank of England governor Mark Carney.
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People Moves: CalPERS, Sustainable Development Capital, IIRC, MSCI and Innergex
05 October 2018Jason Perez has joined California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) board of administration, ousting ESG advocate Priya Mathur.
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Boom in Chinese solar investment contributes to record year
10 April 2018A record 98GW was added to the world's solar capacity in 2017 – more than for coal, oil and gas combined – according to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Largest 200 clean energy companies best fossil fuel benchmark by 16%
19 February 2018The world's 200 largest publicly listed companies by total clean energy revenues outperformed their industry benchmark by 16.4% over the last 18 months, according to the latest Carbon Clean 200 list.
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Global clean energy investment rises 3% to $333.5bn
18 January 2018Clean energy investment increased by 3% last year thanks to a boom in solar energy installations in China.
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Clean 200 energy efficiency companies outperform benchmark
16 August 2017The world's 200 largest publicly listed companies by total clean energy revenues outperformed their industry benchmark index by 18.1% in 2017, according to the latest Carbon Clean 200 list.
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Fall in clean energy investment due, in part, to better technology - BNEF
13 April 2017Clean energy investments continued to fall in the first quarter of 2017, partly driven by their falling capital costs as the technology gets better according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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China dominates new Clean200 list ahead of US
22 February 2017Companies based in China form over a third of an updated list of 200 clean energy companies compiled by Canadian research firm Corporate Knights and US non-profit As You Sow.
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A record breaking $93bn of green bonds issued in 2016
20 January 2017The green bond market returned to explosive growth in 2016, as a spurt of activity in China saw the value of issuance more than double to $93 billion.
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Solar installation and storage capacity to rise in 2017
19 January 2017New solar installations across the globe will rise during 2017, despite a fall in China, and battery storage will double, according to one industry expert.