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COP Blog: The principles to fuel effective climate policy
02 December 2014The climate community faces a formidable task in Lima over the next two weeks. To reach a meaningful global agreement in Paris next year, we need to ensure that every dollar of climate finance accomplishes as much as it possibly can. This requires discipline and rigor in the new tools being developed and a deliberate focus beyond reducing emissions.
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Bank of England to step up stranded assets research
02 December 2014Bank of England governor Mark Carney plans to "deepen and widen" its inquiry into the debate around stranded fossil fuel assets.
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E.On ditches fossil fuels as it seeks 'bold new beginning'
01 December 2014Utility giant E.On has unveiled plans to dramatically restructure its business by spinning off its fossil fuel assets into a new company, allowing it to focus on renewables.
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MSCI wins ESG contract with world's largest pension fund
01 December 2014The $1.24 trillion Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has commissioned MSCI to conduct a worldwide environmental, social and governance (ESG) and stewardship review.
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Hedging Climate Risk
This paper develops a simple dynamic investment strategy that allows long‐term passive investors to hedge climate risk without sacrificing financial returns
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E.On sells 405MW of US wind
28 November 2014German utility giant E.On has sold an 80% stake in two wind farms in the US with a combined generating capacity of 405MW to Canadian energy firm Enbridge.
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One year on from BAML's $500m green bond
27 November 2014Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BAML) $500 million issue in November 2013 made it, arguably, the first issuer of a corporate use of proceeds green bond.
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Most asset managers say ESG is important but only 10% link to pay
27 November 2014Some 92% of asset managers say that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are relevant to their business, but only 10% tie ESG goals to remuneration schemes, according to a poll conducted by Aviva Investors.
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Poultry giant wins funding for biomass boilers
27 November 2014An energy efficiency fund managed by Sustainable Development Capital Limited (SDCL) has financed the installation of biomass heaters at a poultry farming giant.
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GIB invests £240m in offshore wind farm
27 November 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank has paid £240 million ($378 million) for a 20% stake in the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm.