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  • Water makes business risky in Middle East, North Africa

    22 March 2011

    Businesses in 18 countries face "extreme" risks from water shortages, with water stress concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa, according to risk analysis firm Maplecroft.

  • Norwegian pension fund more than triples investment in green assets

    22 March 2011

    Norway's Government Pension Fund Global has more than tripled its green-themed assets under management to NOK25.7 billion ($4.6 billion) in one year.

  • Plan to slash UK solar tariff will 'stall' sector

    18 March 2011

    Deep cuts to the feed-in tariffs (FITs) that solar photovoltaic (PV) installations can earn in the UK were proposed today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

  • Green bonds to help Chicago meet goals?

    18 March 2011

    The City of Chicago is inviting proposals to develop a green bond programme, with transparent market standards and a potential demonstration project, to attract institutional investment for its energy efficiency and renewables goals.

  • Going, going, gone...

    17 March 2011

    European Energy Exchange's Tim Greenwood says Europe's carbon exchanges are looking forward to increased auctioning and new overseas markets, following closure in the wake of carbon allowance thefts Christopher Cundy reports

  • Juno Mother Earth hedge fund founders sued by SEC

    17 March 2011

    Two founders of a clean energy hedge fund are being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding clients and "failing to comply with fiduciary obligations".

  • Nikko raises £400m into World Bank green bond funds

    17 March 2011

    Nikko Asset Management has raised £400 million ($646 million) into funds that invest in 'green' bonds issued by the World Bank.

  • 'No excuses' for weather affecting profits, says UK insurance broker

    17 March 2011

    A UK firm has begun offering insurance that will compensate companies for when the wrong kind of weather hits.

  • Water a more immediate risk to companies than carbon - analysts

    17 March 2011

    Water risks present more of an immediate challenge to global corporations than carbon, but awareness about water issues among investors and companies is lower, experts said.

  • Scottish homeowners offered interest-free loans to install renewables

    17 March 2011

    Homeowners in Scotland will be able to tap interest-free government loans to install renewable heat and electricity generators, the government announced last weekend.