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EU asks if weather risk market needs a boost
17 April 2013The European Commission has opened a consultation on how to increase the penetration of disaster risk insurance in the EU, including index-based weather insurance and insurance-linked securities.
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EU's proposed ESG reporting rules must go further – investors, CDP
17 April 2013Aviva Investors and the CDP have urged the European Commission to go further in its proposal of a law to improve large companies' reporting of environmental and social information.
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Backloading rejection threatens to leave EU ETS 'impotent'
16 April 2013A rescue plan for the EU's beleaguered carbon market failed to win the support of politicians today, in a move that pushed carbon prices to record lows and raised fears the cap-and-trade scheme has been rendered "impotent".
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Investor-led group proposes 'integrated reporting' framework
16 April 2013A business and investor-led coalition has launched a framework to help companies integrate non-financial drivers, such as natural capital, into their corporate reporting.
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Backloading failure could 'finish EU ETS until further notice' – Jefferies
16 April 2013Carbon prices could rise to €7 ($9.16) if today's crunch vote on a quick fix to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) passes – but if it fails, "the market is essentially finished until further notice", an analyst has warned.
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UKSIF finds new Shepherd
15 April 2013The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has appointed Simon Howard as its new chief executive.
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Asset manager raises £35m for wind investments
15 April 2013A UK-based alternative asset management firm has raised £35 million ($53.7 million) in a first close for its inaugural wind energy income fund.
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Geothermal sector hopes for US incentive boost
15 April 2013The US geothermal sector is set to receive a boost if the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) favourably interprets recent changes to the production tax credit (PTC), an investor has predicted.
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Clean energy investment slumps to four-year low in Q1 – BNEF
15 April 2013Investments in clean energy tanked to a four-year low in the first quarter of this year, driven by sharp falls in technology costs and setbacks in key markets such as the US and China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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BioAmber aims to raise $128m in IPO
12 April 2013Biochemicals company BioAmber has set the price range for its planned public listing, amid an upswing of initial public offering (IPO) activity in the clean-tech market.