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RWE's Dawson elected as IETA chairman
07 December 2015The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has elected Paul Dawson, head of regulatory affairs at RWE Supply and Trading, as chairman of the board.
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New fund could mobilise up to $100m for clean energy in developing countries
07 December 2015The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has kick-started a fund to finance low-carbon energy assets in developing countries, which it says could leverage more than $100 million.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 07 December 2015
07 December 2015EUA prices are likely to drift sideways this week, although the expiry of options on Wednesday and the imminent end of auctions may cause some volatility, says Louis Redshaw
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Allianz joins list of firms launching green bond funds
07 December 2015Allianz Global Investors has become the latest in a string of institutions to launch a green bond fund - as recently revealed by Environmental Finance.
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RGGI prices make further strong gains
07 December 2015Carbon allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market soared to a new high of $7.50 in the latest quarterly auction, held on 2 December.
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UK renewables firm blames government for sale, de-listing
07 December 2015Renewable Energy Generation (REG) is planning to sell some of its assets, de-list from the London stock exchange and wind up the rest of the company, blaming government changes to renewables support measures.
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COP Blog: How unlocking public finance can protect forests
07 December 2015The debt markets and public finance can be combined to help farmers embrace more sustainable practices, argues Rachel Mountain and Josh Gregory
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PDC hits $600bn, eyes a trillion
07 December 2015The Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition is set to have attracted more than $600 billion of assets by the end of the Paris climate summit, and is now eyeing a new target of a trillion.
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Banking on climate change
07 December 2015Banks need to up their game if they are to address the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, argues Lauren Compere
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SunEdison may face legal action over Vivint
04 December 2015Billionaire investor David Tepper has compounded a tough couple of months for SunEdison's management with a threat of legal action and raised his stake in its yieldco subsidiary TerraForm Power (TERP) to 9.7%.