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Chevron's subpoena gambit likely to 'spur on shareholders'
13 December 2012Oil major Chevron's decision to subpoena Trillium Asset Management over its environmental, social and governance (ESG) advocacy efforts against the company is unlikely to deter and could actually spur more shareholder activism, say analysts.
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Gas could hike UK bills more than renewables - report
13 December 2012The UK's recently launched 'dash for gas' will leave it vulnerable to volatile energy prices, whereas more renewables could help moderate hikes in bills, the government's independent advisory body on climate change has found.
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Doha 'didn't deliver' for REDD
13 December 2012The UN climate talks in Doha failed to deliver a boost for projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), but hopes remain that progress will be made in 2013.
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EDF launches private equity ESG tool
13 December 2012Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has produced an environmental, social and governance (ESG) tool for private equity fund managers.
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US solar sector on course for record 2012, better 2013
12 December 2012The US solar industry is on track for another record year of growth in 2012, with a stronger year projected for 2013.
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Solar ITC seen safe from possible US tax overhaul
12 December 2012Financing for the US solar sector would tighten without the federal investment tax credit (ITC), but the incentive appears safe through 2016 even if the US embarks on a major overhaul of the federal tax code, according to solar advocates.
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First Climate to shut carbon desk
11 December 2012A leading German carbon company is closing its sales and trading desk, Environmental Finance has learned.
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UK energy purchase plan could give boost to renewables projects
11 December 2012The UK Government Procurement Service has launched an energy purchase plan which could see it buying renewable energy worth £750 million ($1.2 billion) per year directly from power generators within five years.
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Four in five 'mainstream' fund managers consider ESG factors – Aviva
11 December 2012More than 80% of "mainstream fund managers" consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when they invest, as most of them believe a company's ESG performance is linked to investment returns, according to insurance giant Aviva.
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First global climate index for asset owners reveals 'crisis of transparency'
11 December 2012A large proportion of the world's biggest investors have buried "their heads in the sand" when it comes to climate change, a lobby group claimed today as it launched the first global index for asset owners focusing on the issue.
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?