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CRC changes 'boosted UK emissions reduction effort'
07 November 2012The UK government's controversial u-turn on the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), which transformed it into a tax rather than a trading scheme, has boosted companies' efforts to reduce emissions, it was claimed.
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Investors slow to embrace low-carbon investment – FTSE
07 November 2012Investors have been slow to embrace climate-themed tools, a FTSE director told delegates at Environmental Finance's Mandatory Carbon Reporting conference.
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Obama's re-election does little to lift clouds over US climate policy
07 November 2012The prospects for the US moving ahead with federal climate legislation remain limited, despite the re-election of President Barack Obama, given continuing Republican control of part of Congress.
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EBRD breaches €10bn for sustainable energy lending
07 November 2012A loan to a wind farm in Poland has pushed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) sustainable energy loans to more than €10 billion ($12.8 billion).
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UK government 'not doing enough' to promote Green Deal
07 November 2012The UK government is not doing enough to promote its Green Deal energy efficiency programme, risking poor uptake among households, service providers have warned.
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EU ETS reforms could boost auctioning revenues by €85bn by 2020 – report
06 November 2012European governments' revenues from the carbon market could rise by as much as €85 billion ($108 billion) by 2020 if strong reforms are made, according to WWF and Greenpeace.
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Calvert offers emerging markets sustainability fund
05 November 2012Calvert Investments has launched a mutual fund to invest in companies in emerging markets that produce products and services designed to tackle pressing environmental and social challenges.
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Taking collective action on water risk
05 November 2012The latest CDP Water Disclosure report shows how leading companies are recognising the importance of collective action as an approach to manage water risk, says Will Sarni
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Biomass can produce more UK electricity than previously hoped - report
05 November 2012The biomass sector has the potential to smash the targets set for it by the UK government and still provide a good return for investors, a new report has claimed.
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EU-China solar trade dispute intensifies
05 November 2012China has hit back at the EU in the solar trade war – filing a complaint about the EU's solar subsidies to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and launching an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on the EU's exports of solar polysilicon.