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Biofuels on the brink
03 March 2012Investors have rushed into biofuels IPOs in the US in recent months – but the nascent industry is at a crossroads. Felicity Carus reports
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Cutting the cost of renewables targets
03 March 2012How can Europe's policy-makers best reduce the costs of the 2020 renewable energy targets? Corinna Klessmann considers their options
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US hospitals see environmental risks grow
02 March 2012An enforcement crackdown by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law are creating environmental risks in the sector that risk managers must address, experts said.
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Water scarcity an investment risk for UK utilities – S&P
02 March 2012The effects of climate change and water scarcity in the east of England pose investment risks for utilities, according to Standard and Poor's.
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Claim and counterclaim
02 March 2012More than a hundred cases have been filed in US courts against companies accused of causing global warming. Are their insurers on the hook? Wylie Donald considers the evidence
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Fully engaged
02 March 2012Under James Gifford's stewardship, the Principles for Responsible Investment have grown from an internship project at the UNEP Finance Initiative to a $30 trillion phenomenon.
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EIB to lend €250m to Chinese sustainable forestry
02 March 2012The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend €250 million ($330 million) to sustainable forestry projects in China.
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Putting pellets out to market
02 March 2012The use of biomass by the power sector is growing fast – but creating an active market in wood pellets is proving a challenge. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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The ELD looms large
02 March 2012Europe's Environmental Liability Directive is extending often hard-to-quantify environmental exposures across a wide range of companies, says Cliff Warman
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FTSE launches new carbon indexes
01 March 2012Index provider FTSE has launched four carbon indexes to help investors reduce long-term climate change risks.