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US carbon market falls following elections
10 November 2016The US carbon market fell following the victory of Donald Trump in the Presidential election. Prices of carbon in both the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and the California cap-and-trade scheme dropped the day after the results were been announced.
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Solactive and Oekom to help divestment policy of Berlin's pension funds
10 November 2016The state of Berlin, one of Germany's 16 federal states, has chosen index provider Solactive and specialist research firm Oekom to help it implement a long-term divestment strategy for its public pension funds.
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COP blog: The price of not investing in water
10 November 2016European Investment Bank
This week in Marrakesh I'll have water very much on my mind as my colleagues and I join experts and partners from the world's development banks and international financial institutions to pin down just how we are going to put the Paris Agreement into practice and to assess our progress since last year. -
Sustainable investors see the bright side in the Trump shock
09 November 2016Sustainable investors are optimistic that Donald Trump's victory will not be as negative for their portfolios as many of the headlines suggest.
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Trump's election threatens an additional 3.4 billion tonnes of carbon emissions
09 November 2016Donald Trump's election victory could overturn the US's plans to reduce carbon emissions. Independent emerging technologies research firm Lux Research estimates an eight year Trump presidency could result in as much as 3.4 billion metric tonnes extra US carbon emissions compared with than a Clinton one.
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COP blog: Words must now drive action
09 November 2016IIGCC
As a fortnight of crucial UN climate talks get underway in Marrakesh, IIGCC institutional investor members are optimistic about the political momentum that has accrued around the climate agenda over recent weeks -
Green Climate Fund is 'considering issuing green bonds'
09 November 2016The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is contemplating issuing green bonds to help expand its activities, Environmental Finance understands.
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Trump's shock win casts doubt over US climate policy
09 November 2016Donald Trump's shock win in the US Presidential elections has cast a poll of doubt over the Paris climate agreement amid fears he will dismantle the country's existing climate change policies.
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COP blog: Improve private disclosure and integrate data into broader tracking efforts
08 November 2016Climate Policy Initiative
The Paris Agreement states that countries participating in the international climate negotiations shall make 'finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development'. -
PRI appoints its first ever COO
08 November 2016The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has appointed Peter de Graaf as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a newly created position in the organisation.