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Financial regulators already have powers to oversee climate risk, says ex-Bank of England director
21 July 2017Financial regulators in Europe can oversee the way companies are dealing with climate risk without changing any laws, Paul Fisher, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee said.
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Looking back at 2015, and looking ahead to 2016
31 December 2015It has been a landmark year for environmental investment themes. Hamza Ali looks back at some of the key developments of 2015 and asks what the following year will bring
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Two fossil fuel giants investigated over claims they lied over climate change
06 November 2015US oil giant ExxonMobil and Peabody Energy are being investigated by the New York state attorney-general over claims they lied to their shareholders and the public about climate change risk.
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California passes bill to force state pension funds to divest from coal
04 September 2015California's two state pension funds, the largest in the US, look increasingly likely to be forced to divest from coal after a bill requiring them to do so was passed by the State Assembly.
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Coal companies to be sold by Norway's oil fund revealed
10 June 2015A list of coal companies expected to be ditched by Norway's oil fund as a result of its new divestment policy has been published.