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US climate bill fight heads to committees, Senate
01 June 2009The US House of Representatives is likely to vote in favour of a greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade bill in the coming weeks, following a vote by a key committee last month. Attention is now turning to the Senate, amid speculation that compromises forged to win over Democrats in the House may lead to increased support among senators.
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Obama unveils plan to improve US fuel economy voluntary market volumes
01 June 2009Car companies with significant numbers of hybrids and electric cars, as well as parts manufacturers that can help create more fuel-efficient vehicles, are set to gain from US President Barack Obama's new fuel efficiency policy, analysts and investors said.
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Climate negotiators enter final furlong
01 June 2009Government officials have begun substantive negotiations on a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol – due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December – following the publication of three draft negotiating texts last month.
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Clean-Tech VC Plummets - Ernst & Young
01 June 2009US venture capital (VC) investment in clean technology firms dropped 63% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, according to Ernst & Young.
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CCX leads doubling of voluntary market volumes
01 June 2009Voluntary carbon markets doubled in size and value in 2008, consistent with the trend in 2007 and in line with earlier predictions, according to a recent report. But that pattern is unlikely to be repeated this year, with volumes in the first three months of 2009 down 50% on the quarterly average last year, according to the report authors.
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Natixis rethinks carbon fund
01 June 2009Paris-based Natixis Environnement & Infrastructures is considering recalibrating its European Kyoto Fund – which will invest in carbon assets generated both pre- and post-2012 – to offer a tranche that repays investors with carbon credits, rather than cash as was originally structured.
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A different kind of downturn?
01 June 2009It might seem an odd place to look. But for evidence that environmental issues are, finally, becoming squarely incorporated into the corporate mainstream, one could do worse than examine the banking sector.
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People moves this month
01 June 2009Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month
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Built for success
01 June 2009Fred Krupp of the Environmental Defense Fund explains why the NGO is backing Waxman-Markey to cap US greenhouse gas emissions
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Back to business as usual?
01 June 2009The financial crisis has transformed the banking landscape. But where has it left the pursuit of 'sustainable banking'? Jess McCabe reports