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Investors look forward, anxiously, to 2010
05 December 2009Investors expect that 2010 will see a boost to investment in low-carbon technologies, on the back of expected progress towards a post-2012 climate change regime, continuing economic recovery and the accelerating disbursement of government stimulus cash.
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RWE in massive CO2 mis-statement
05 December 2009German energy giant RWE overstated its own carbon dioxide emissions by 70 million tonnes – equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of Denmark – in a report this year because of a classification mistake.
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EIB, World Bank sell $450m of green bonds
05 December 2009Scandinavian institutional investors led purchases of $450 million worth of 'green' bonds recently issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank, which will finance projects that address climate change.
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CDP water initiative exposes disclosure challenges
05 December 2009Investors have welcomed the launch of a water disclosure programme by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), but the initiative exposes a plethora of challenges in understanding the risks and opportunities associated with water scarcity.
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Australia's trading bills defeated in Senate
05 December 2009Australia's government has vowed to reintroduce legislation to bring in an emissions trading scheme, after extraordinary developments that saw the main opposition alliance dump its pro-emissions trading leader for a climate sceptic, and the Senate vote down the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) bills.
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JPMorgan sews up EcoSecurities takeover
05 December 2009US investment bank JPMorgan has completed its takeover of EcoSecurities, and is considering further acquisitions in the space.
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ESG can boost financial performance - Mercer
05 December 2009Taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into account can improve the financial performance of investments, according to a survey of academic research by consultancy Mercer.
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Railpen bids to push climate change up investment agenda
03 December 2009Railpen, one of the UK's largest pension funds, has asked its investment managers and trustees to fill out a 'climate audit' of how they factor climate change into existing investment processes.
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China, India targets in 'right ball-park' for carbon budget – PwC
03 December 2009Targets from China and India to reduce their carbon intensity "are in the right ball-park" for getting the world back in line with its 'carbon budget', according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Bankwatch blasts EIB over fossil fuel lending
03 December 2009Spending on renewable energy by the European Investment Bank (EIB) is being undermined by its continuing support for fossil fuels, according to funding watchdog CEE Bankwatch Network.
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