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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.
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Sustainable investments soar from high net-worth individuals
08 November 2012The value of sustainable investments made by high net-worth individuals in Europe has increased by 58% over the past two years, a study has found.
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Obama re-election boosts wind credit extension hopes
08 November 2012US President Barack Obama's re-election has set the stage for quick action to extend the production tax credit (PTC) for wind, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
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CRC changes 'boosted UK emissions reduction effort'
07 November 2012The UK government's controversial u-turn on the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), which transformed it into a tax rather than a trading scheme, has boosted companies' efforts to reduce emissions, it was claimed.
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Investors slow to embrace low-carbon investment – FTSE
07 November 2012Investors have been slow to embrace climate-themed tools, a FTSE director told delegates at Environmental Finance's Mandatory Carbon Reporting conference.
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Obama's re-election does little to lift clouds over US climate policy
07 November 2012The prospects for the US moving ahead with federal climate legislation remain limited, despite the re-election of President Barack Obama, given continuing Republican control of part of Congress.
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EBRD breaches €10bn for sustainable energy lending
07 November 2012A loan to a wind farm in Poland has pushed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) sustainable energy loans to more than €10 billion ($12.8 billion).
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UK government 'not doing enough' to promote Green Deal
07 November 2012The UK government is not doing enough to promote its Green Deal energy efficiency programme, risking poor uptake among households, service providers have warned.