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On the road to 2015
25 January 2013The climate talks in Doha may have been dismissed as a 'housekeeping' meeting, but observers argue that they have put the international climate process on course for a crucial deal in 2015. Katie Kouchakji reports
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Some 20 US states mulling green banks – Kauffman
25 January 2013The Department of Energy (DOE) is working with close to 20 US states to create state financing entities to fund clean energy initiatives, often called 'green banks'.
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The climate investment imperative
24 January 2013As the world's business leaders meet in Davos, the World Economic Forum is leading calls for a renewed wave of green investment. Thomas Kerr explains
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Impax's first food and agriculture fund makes strong start
24 January 2013Impax Asset Management's first ever food and agricultural fund has outperformed the market since its launch at the start of December, it has revealed.
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BlackRock renewables fund breaks cover with REG deal
24 January 2013BlackRock's long-awaited renewable energy project fund has made what is understood to be its first investment, buying two UK wind farms from Renewable Energy Generation (REG).
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KKR buys stake in Nephila Capital
24 January 2013Private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has bought a 24.9% stake in reinsurance industry investment specialist Nephila Capital for an undisclosed sum.
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Water disclosure to grow faster than carbon reporting – HSBC
24 January 2013The reporting of water management by companies is set to grow faster than carbon disclosure, according to analysts at HSBC, who warn that China and India are most at risk as the resource comes under increasing pressure.
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Investors will increasingly abandon fossil fuel companies – MSCI
24 January 2013An increasing number of investors will divest fossil fuel holdings this year, amid growing awareness of climate change risks, a leading analysis firm has claimed.
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Statoil, Umicore ranked world's most sustainable companies
24 January 2013Umicore, Natura Cosmeticos and Statoil have been ranked the world's three most sustainable companies by research firm Corporate Knights.
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Obama's climate pledge
23 January 2013US President Barack Obama's powerful statement about climate change and sustainable energy signals that he will continue to support the renewable energy sector, although the specific policies he will pursue remain unclear, experts say. Gloria Gonzalez reports