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Perseverance rewarded
12 December 2012Longevity helps when it comes to success in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – but several new names have made an appearance this year
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The indefatigable
12 December 2012It's been the toughest year yet in the SO2 and NOx markets in the US. Gloria Gonzalez talks to the stalwarts that triumphed in the Environmental Finance Annual Rankings
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People moves this month
11 December 2012Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month
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EDITORIAL: Victims of their success
11 December 2012As the latest round of the climate talks grind to their conclusion in Doha, and with carbon prices languishing at near-record lows, it's easy to be gloomy about the lack of progress being made in addressing the world's most pressing environmental issues.
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First Climate to shut carbon desk
11 December 2012A leading German carbon company is closing its sales and trading desk, Environmental Finance has learned.
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UK energy purchase plan could give boost to renewables projects
11 December 2012The UK Government Procurement Service has launched an energy purchase plan which could see it buying renewable energy worth £750 million ($1.2 billion) per year directly from power generators within five years.
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Four in five 'mainstream' fund managers consider ESG factors – Aviva
11 December 2012More than 80% of "mainstream fund managers" consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when they invest, as most of them believe a company's ESG performance is linked to investment returns, according to insurance giant Aviva.
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First global climate index for asset owners reveals 'crisis of transparency'
11 December 2012A large proportion of the world's biggest investors have buried "their heads in the sand" when it comes to climate change, a lobby group claimed today as it launched the first global index for asset owners focusing on the issue.
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Banks back liquid assets
11 December 2012A combination of economic and environmental factors are creating promising investment opportunities in the water sector, say banks and fund managers. Graham Cooper reports
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Doha 'landmark' compensation agreement points to widening rich-poor gap
11 December 2012A "landmark" agreement to look into a system for compensating developing countries for disasters and damage reached at the UN climate talks in Doha risks widening the divide between rich and poor nations, it was warned today.