<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
  <channel>
    <title>Environmental Finance Rss</title>
    <link>http://www.environmental-finance.com</link>
    <description>All the latest News from Environmental Finance.</description>
    <language>en-uk</language>
    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
    <docs>http://www.environmental-finance.com/rss/index</docs>
    <generator>CakePHP</generator>
    <managingEditor>info@www.environmental-finance.com (Information)</managingEditor>
    <webMaster>info@environmental-finance.com (System Admin)</webMaster>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[Global Environment Fund beats target for Africa forestry fund ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2275]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[Global Environment Fund (GEF) has raised $160 million into its Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund, exceeding its target of $150 million. ]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2275]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[ESG focus to shift to company supply chains – MSCI  ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2274]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[Companies in less carbon-intensive industry sectors are set to face growing scrutiny from consumers and policy-makers on the environmental impacts of their supply chains, according to index and investment research provider MSCI.]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:23:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2274]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[Thirty-two towns, cities bid to host UK Green Investment Bank]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2273]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[Thirty-two towns and cities have bid to host the UK’s planned Green Investment Bank (GIB), although experts say the ultimate decision is likely to be as much political as practical.]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:49:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2273]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[Wermuth reaches €110m first close for Tatarstan-focused clean-tech fund  ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2272]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[Wermuth Asset Management has raised €110 million ($144 million) into a fund to invest in clean-tech companies targeting the Russian Federation, with a focus on Tatarstan.
]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:28:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2272]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[South African renewable energy fund attracts large development banks  ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2271]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[A private equity fund investing in renewable energy in southern Africa has attracted investment from development banks including the German Development Finance Institution and Dutch development bank FMO.
]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2271]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[US clean-tech VC dips in 2011 – Ernst &amp; Young ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2270]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[The value of clean-tech venture capital investments in the US fell slightly last year after a slower fourth quarter, according to consulting firm Ernst & Young.]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:43:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2270]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[Multinationals failing to push emissions reductions down supply chain]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2269]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[Multinational companies are failing to encourage similar levels of emissions reductions in their supply chains as they are managing in their own operations – despite high levels of supply-chain climate risk. ]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:03:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2269]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[MSCI launches ESG sovereign ratings  ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2268]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[Index provider MSCI has launched sovereign environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings to complement traditional analysis of the credit worthiness of 90 countries.
]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:53:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2268]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[US solar tariffs would hammer sector, economy – Brattle Group ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2264]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[The imposition of tariffs on Chinese solar imports by the US would have a “devastating” effect on the sector and the overall economy, which could be worsened if the Chinese retaliate, according to a new report.]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:59:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2264]]></guid>
        </item>
            <item>
             <title><![CDATA[Green fillip needed as we enter ‘age of bonds’  ]]></title>
             <link><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2266]]></link>
             <description><![CDATA[We are entering “the age of bonds” as a result of current financial crisis, Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, told a side event at the World Economic Forum in Davos last Thursday.
]]></description>
             <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
             <guid><![CDATA[http://www.environmental-finance.com/news/view/2266]]></guid>
        </item>
      </channel>
</rss>

