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Calvert powers into alt energy
01 July 2007Socially responsible fund manager Calvert has launched a Global Alternative Energy Fund that will invest directly in renewable energy companies (solar, wind geothermal, biofuel, hydrogen and biomass), related technologies and the energy efficiency sector.
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Wal-mart goes solar
01 July 2007Wal-Mart has signed deals with three solar firms to supply and finance photovoltaic solar cells, generating an estimated 20,000MWh/year, to be installed on 22 of its buildings in California and Hawaii.
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Finance sector in the dark on biodiversity risks
01 July 2007The financial sector has a long way to go to understand the rising risks posed by biodiversity loss, according to the author of a report on the subject for the IUCN-World Conservation Union. More work particularly needs to be done to make the link between loss of biodiversity and financial impacts, he said.
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Swiss Re bids to boost cat bond trading
01 July 2007Swiss Re has started indexing the performance of catastrophe (cat) bonds in a bid to increase the transparency and encourage secondary trading of the rapidly growing asset class.
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UK outlines energy efficiency trading scheme
01 July 2007The UK government has published a detailed plan for its proposed cap-and-trade scheme to encourage energy efficiency among big energy consumers.
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Solar IPO enthusiasm remains undimmed
01 July 2007Aspate of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers have come to market with well-received initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent weeks, tapping into growing investor enthusiasm for solar power.
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OECD bolsters environmental guidelines for ECAs …
01 July 2007OECD countries have tightened the environmental standards a project must meet to receive support from their export credit agencies (ECAs).
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While OPIC caps carbon emissions
01 July 2007The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has promised to cut emissions from the projects it finances by 20% over 10 years, but environmentalists have slammed the move as insufficient.
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Canadian travellers offered snow risk bet
01 July 2007WeatherBill, an online weather risk management service launched in January, has struck its first major deal that could provide up to C$100 million (US$95 million) of coverage in the event of heavy snowfall at Canadian airports.
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EPA offers tougher ozone rules
01 July 2007The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed stricter rules for ozone levels. Although environmental and health groups complain that the agency's plan is not sufficient, any change could impact revisions to power plant emissions regulations.
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