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Mainstream completes €500m renewables deal in South Africa
12 November 2012Mainstream Renewable Power is to begin construction on three renewable energy projects in South Africa after securing €500 million ($636 million) of financing.
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Room for improvement on UK reporting rules
12 November 2012The UK's proposed environmental reporting rules are not without their problems – but with a little fine-tuning they will help raise the bar in the UK and beyond, says Martin Baxter
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E+Co launches successor after restructuring
12 November 2012Non-profit clean energy investor E+Co has launched a for-profit affiliate and successor, which will take over the management of its portfolio of renewable energy and carbon projects.
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Pushing the ESG envelope
09 November 2012Private equity funds are stepping up ESG integration – but will a blizzard of investor requests for intervention overwhelm them? Mark Nicholls reports
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The phoenix fund manager
09 November 2012The announcement that Aviva Investors was to pull out of sustainable and responsible investment sent shockwaves through the industry – but Peter Michaelis and his team have found a new home at Alliance Trust. Mark Nicholls reports
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Australia says yes to new Kyoto target, New Zealand no
09 November 2012Australia is willing to accept a new binding commitment under the Kyoto Protocol that reflects its minimum domestic 2020 target, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet announced today.
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Voluntary carbon reporting 'is reaching its limits'
09 November 2012Companies must be forced to disclose carbon emissions to drive significant reductions, as the current system of voluntary reporting is approaching the limits of what it can achieve, a leading advisor has claimed.
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An environmental risk reckoning
08 November 2012Leading banks may be talking a good game on low-carbon lending, but a closer look at their environmental exposures tells a different story. MSCI's Matt Moscardi digs deep into the sector's environmental risk management
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'Real options' valuation needed to unlock clean energy investment, say banks
08 November 2012Clean energy investments are being undervalued and potentially rejected because traditional pricing models don't reflect their option value, according to a group of banks and energy companies.
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US ITC gives go-ahead to penalties on Chinese solar imports
08 November 2012The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has given its final approval to penalties on Chinese solar imports.