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CAIR emissions rule seen in place for a year or more
11 June 2012The Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) could remain in place for another year or longer in the likely scenario that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fails to win on all elements of a legal challenge against the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), according to a leading lawyer.
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Prime Capital launches €600m renewables investment company
11 June 2012German asset manager Prime Capital is hoping to raise €600 million ($750 million) of debt to invest into renewable energy projects in Europe through its new renewables unit.
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HSBC makes $100m water, sanitation donation
11 June 2012HSBC has unveiled a five-year, $100 million partnership with three NGOs to help address the "global water challenge", as the bank publishes a report assessing the future of the planet's 10 most populated river basins.
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Cities await climate finance from development banks
08 June 2012Cities are still largely financing climate change initiatives from their own funds, according to a report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), with multilateral development banks providing less than 1% of funds.
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Digging out demand
08 June 2012After a tough winter for weather risk dealers, the market is looking to new sources of demand for weather hedges. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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First international standard on biodiversity offsets launched
08 June 2012The Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme (BBOP) has published what it says is the first international standard on biodiversity offsets.
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EDITORIAL: Leading from behind
08 June 2012It's of no surprise in climate policy circles that dealing with greenhouse gas emissions has taken a back seat to somewhat more pressing economic concerns.
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The next good derivative?
08 June 2012While putting a price on water is not a magic bullet for heading off the planet's looming water crisis, applying market principles can help us better allocate this most valuable resource. Richard Sandor and Murali Kanakasabai explain
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Time to deliver
07 June 2012Rio+20 offers a unique chance to move the corporate sustainability agenda to global scale, says Georg Kell – but both government and business need to deliver
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Stepping up sustainability
07 June 2012Rio+20 was never designed to deliver an overarching sustainable development treaty – but do the competing demands for more modest outcomes risk disappointing everyone? Christopher Cundy reports