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Weather risk demand to rise as institutional investors buy renewables assets
20 September 2013Weather risk products will increasingly be used to help European utilities selling their stakes in renewables assets to more risk-averse institutional investors, a conference heard.
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Former CDM board chairman takes new carbon markets role
20 September 2013A former chairman of the Clean Development Mechanism's (CDM) regulatory body has taken up a post with the European Commission, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Allianz closes €150m renewables fund, and appoints new manager
19 September 2013Allianz Global Investors (GI) has reached a final close for a renewables fund, with €150 million ($203 million) of commitments from institutional investors, and recruited a new manager to bolster its clean energy team.
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EU carbon prices fall after 'missed opportunity' to reform ETS
19 September 2013European carbon prices have taken a hit after the European Parliament's environment rejected a proposal to move quickly to structurally reform the market and impose a 2030 climate and energy framework.
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Kookie goes to Kenya
19 September 2013WWF International has appointed Kookie Habtegaber as its global coordinator, green economies, to help develop its economic strategy.
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Mobilising renewables investment in uncertain times
18 September 2013Initiatives are underway to boost investments in European renewable energy, but the vast amount of private capital needed to transition the EU to a low-carbon economy must be unlocked by stronger policies, argues Stephanie Pfeifer
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New sustainability index outperforms general stock market
18 September 2013An equity index based on companies committed to the 10 sustainability principles of the UN Global Compact significantly outperformed the general stock market over the past year.
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UK politician mulls waste derivatives push
18 September 2013The introduction of waste-related hedging products would bring more certainty for investors in the sector, according to a UK politician who has set up a working group to review the viability of waste derivatives.
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Debt providers eye merchant waste-to-energy plants, says banker
18 September 2013Debt providers will increasingly consider investing in uncontracted waste-to-energy plants in the UK, as the number of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects being signed off is falling, according to an investor.
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Novel finance structure could help institutional investors back renewables
18 September 2013An innovative financing structure that enabled a Danish pension fund to help finance a wind farm has the potential to encourage further institutional investor backing of renewables projects, according to a research paper.