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Investors welcome tighter GHG targets from US and China

Investors have welcomed new targets on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions announced by China and the US in which China has, for the first time, committed to reduce its absolute level of emissions.

Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target

Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.

EU ETS 'boosted' by 2030 clarity

The EU's 2030 framework gave a much-needed boost to the prospects of its beleaguered carbon market.

What the UN Climate Summit needs to deliver

Ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, a selection of thought leaders give their views on what they hope will be agreed at the gathering.

Companies must improve reporting of material environmental risks, says KPMG

Auditing firm KPMG has called for increased disclosure from companies about the material risks posed by their reliance on natural capital.

Most European companies already impacted by climate change, says CDP

Most European businesses believe they are already being affected by climate change and that it presents far more risks than opportunities, according to the pressure group CDP.

EU's 2030 targets are bare minimum, say investors

The EU's proposed climate and energy policies for 2030 were branded by investors and companies as the "minimum necessary" to keep the region on track for a transition to a low-carbon economy.

Investors welcome proposed EU ETS reforms

Proposals from the European Commission to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System have received a qualified welcome from investors.

Q&A: Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

IIGCC joins Climate Bond Standards board

The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has added its weight to an initiative to agree standards for the rapidly growing green bonds market.