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New Forests registers project under California carbon market
18 September 2014Forestry investment manager New Forests has registered its second project under California's carbon market.
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World Bank sells options to stimulate methane reductions
16 September 2014The World Bank is launching a novel financing mechanism to attract private sector capital to projects that prevent or reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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MSCI launches low-carbon indexes
16 September 2014MSCI has launched a set of low-carbon indexes, which have won the backing of major investors the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4), Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR) and Amundi.
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Skystream raises funds to expand in US
08 September 2014Skystream Markets, a provider of transaction services for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), has closed a funding round aimed at helping it expand in the US.
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RGGI carbon prices remain high in latest auction
08 September 2014A clearing price of $4.88 per short ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) was set in last week's auction of emission allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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EU energy and environmental reforms could see carbon price soar
01 September 2014The price of allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) could rise almost four-fold to €23 ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2030 if proposed energy and environmental reforms are implemented, according to Thomson Reuters.
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Chile eyes carbon tax
28 August 2014Chile is considering becoming the second country in Latin America to introduce a carbon tax, in a move that could provide a further boost to its rapidly growing renewables sector.
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UK GIB, Sumitomo and Bayerische Landesbank back £192m gasification plant
21 August 2014A £192 million waste-to-energy gasification plant has become the first in the UK to attract long-term project finance, in a deal that could pave the way for similar transactions.
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Stranded assets debate won't lead to large-scale divestment, says analyst
19 August 2014The stranded assets debate is not causing many investors to divest because the implementation of a global emissions cap by governments is viewed as "very unlikely", according to a responsible investment analyst at NASDAQ OMX.
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Decarbonisation can drive Europe's economic recovery
19 August 2014An analysis by EY has found that decarbonisation is a "winning strategy" for energy security and economic recovery in Europe. Report author Alexis Gazzo summarises why it makes more sense than 'business-as-usual'