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Natural capital roadmap launched
04 June 2013An initiative to help companies in the financial sector account for natural capital has launched a roadmap, marking the start of a new phase in its development.
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OECD helping Puma with environmental accounting drive
04 June 2013The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has joined Puma in its push to encourage more companies to adopt the sportswear firm's method of pricing its environmental impact.
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NY Green Bank seeks president
15 May 2013New York governor Andrew Cuomo has begun the search for a president of the state's recently announced $1 billion green investment bank.
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Banks failed to improve coal financing policies in 2012 – report
01 May 2013US banks failed to tighten their policies on financing coal and mountaintop removal mining (MTR) in 2012, with two notable exceptions, according to a group of NGOs.
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The changing face of low-carbon finance
29 April 2013Government-backed initiatives are trying to kick-start low-carbon investment in the UK. But what are their limitations, and how is the private sector responding, asks Nathan Goode
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New institutions, laws needed to close China's $243bn climate finance gap – report
25 March 2013China should establish a green investment bank and a 'national climate fund' to close what is projected to be a $243 billion/year shortfall in climate finance by 2020, according to a report commissioned by the country's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
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Green Investment Bank strikes first offshore wind equity deal
22 March 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has made its first direct equity investment in offshore wind, acquiring a quarter of an operating project from Germany's RWE.
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Climate investment: Leading by example
21 March 2013Christiana Figueres and Dominic Waughray introduce a new partnership between the UN and the World Economic Forum to showcase innovation in financing clean energy, climate adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation
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UK offers tax breaks for shale gas, little for green economy
20 March 2013Green business groups were left unimpressed by the UK's budget today, which offered tax incentives for shale gas extraction but little support for the UK's low-carbon economy.
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DEG doubles climate finance
13 March 2013German development finance institution DEG provided €384 million ($500 million) in "climate friendly" investments in 2012 – almost double the previous year's figure.