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CDM rescue fund seeks proposals
27 November 2013Developers of projects that qualify for carbon credits under the Clean Development Mechanism, but are not economically viable at present, are being invited to sell credits to a newly formed fund until 8 January.
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COP19: boon or bust?
27 November 2013The UN climate talks in Warsaw kept a 2015 agreement within grasp – but offers little for investors, at least in the near-term, finds Katie Kouchakji
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Environmental investment opportunities in emerging markets
26 November 2013There are compelling opportunities for the private sector to make profitable investments in the most energy inefficient area of the world, argues Dimitris Tsitsiragos
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Warsaw climate talks keep 2015 deal within grasp
25 November 2013Negotiators at this year's UN climate talks reached an agreement on how to further advance climate action ahead of global deal in 2015, but little progress was made on the financing of climate measures.
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COP Blog: Dealing with the drivers of deforestation
20 November 2013Week two of the UNFCCC climate change negotiations always marks the incoming of high-level ministers. This year, they arrive (we hope) to take the necessary strategic decisions that will ultimately lead to a climate change agreement in Paris in 2015.
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COP Blog: Can the last CDM participant to leave the National Stadium please turn out the lights?
18 November 2013At the end of the first week of ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP9), it has become abundantly clear that despite the proliferation of agenda items related to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and new market-based approaches, there is no sense of urgency to achieve progress in any of them.
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SolarCity's bond to 'open the gates' for solar securitisations
15 November 2013SolarCity's $54 million bond issue will "open the gates" for other solar firms that want to tap the asset-backed security (ABS) markets, and could wipe as much as three percentage points off their borrowing costs, an analyst has claimed.
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Waste-to-energy market to grow 50% to $29bn by 2016, report claims
14 November 2013The global waste-to-energy market is set to grow more than 50% to $29 billion by 2016, a respected consulting firm has forecast.
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EU allowance prices could reach €46 by 2020 - analyst
13 November 2013Carbon allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) could reach €46 ($62) by 2020, says a leading carbon market analyst.
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COP Blog: 90 minutes to make ten years worth of changes!
13 November 2013Finally, the Parties met to start the review of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Modalities and Procedures (the M&P), which were created in Marrakech back in 2001...