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Carbon thefts see traders stay out of EU market
20 January 2011Trading in the EU carbon market has slowed to a crawl following the decision yesterday afternoon by the European Commission to suspend transactions in all EU member states' allowance (EUA) registries, following the latest in a string of "security breaches".
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Fossil fuel-free Pepsi 'doable' says analyst
20 January 2011Pepisco's plans to go fossil fuel-free in the UK and Ireland by 2023 are entirely feasible – provided the company is prepared to pay, an analyst says.
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China state visit nods to climate, energy issues
20 January 2011Energy and climate change issues are competing for attention on a packed agenda as the presidents of the US and China meet this week in Washington, DC.
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Vestas wins Zayed Future Energy Prize, donates money to finalists
19 January 2011Danish wind turbine maker Vestas was yesterday named the third winner of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, but declined to accept the $1.5 million which comes with the award.
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Green certificate trading given green light in California
17 January 2011California's energy regulator has lifted a moratorium on utilities meeting renewable energy targets using renewable energy certificates (RECs) traded separately from the underlying power, but has maintained a tight cap on the percentage of the RECs that can be used to meet the state's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS).
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S&P to calculate green index for WWF fund
13 January 2011S&P Indices is to calculate an index tracking the performance of listed green businesses for a subsidiary of environment group WWF, the Living Planet Fund (LPF).
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Duke and Progress merger to ease financing for replacing coal
13 January 2011The merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy will create the largest utility in the US, a super-utility that will be in a better position to finance the replacement of its ageing coal fleet than the companies could separately.
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Impax assets rise 44%, portfolios defy clean-tech stock gloom
13 January 2011Impax Asset Management reported a 44% rise in its assets under management last year to £1.8 billion ($2.8 billion), while its portfolios defied the gloom that afflicted indexes tracking clean technology and clean energy stocks. Since the end of the year, Impax's assets have risen again to £2.3 billion.
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Cat bond market tipped for $7bn in 2011
13 January 2011Insurance experts have painted a rosy picture of the catastrophe bond market, with some predicting issuances in 2011 will reach $7 billion, up from $4.8 billion last year.
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Carlyle to develop ESG metrics for private equity investments
13 January 2011Private equity giant Carlyle plans to develop a set of metrics to measure the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of its portfolio companies.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- US regulator approves voluntary carbon credit guidance
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- BTG Pactual TIG announces long-term tie-up with Facebook parent Meta
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Green bond reporting requirements are 'crazy'
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
- RIAA launches nature toolkit for investors