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German insurers set to profit from renewables growth
28 October 2010As Germany switches increasingly from fossil fuels to renewable power, the country's insurance sector will see a 240% rise in policy premiums for solar, wind and other renewables over the next decade, according to reinsurance giant Munich Re.
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Government regulation needed, say US sustainable business pioneers
21 October 2010Progressive businesses in the US are focusing on sustainability efforts they can engage in without government direction, but their efforts can only go so far.
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Cast your vote in the Environmental Finance market survey
13 October 2010Voting has opened in the annual Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance market survey – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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Lame ducks unlikely to rescue renewables, pollutant trading – IETA
07 October 2010Action on a federal renewable electricity standard (RES) and a legislative fix for the troubled US emissions markets will likely have to wait until the next Congress, according to US point man for the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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States must, again, drive US climate action
06 October 2010The lack of federal action on climate change means that the effort must come, once more, from the states. Shanna Brownstein examines the tools they are already putting to work
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Market divided on plan to revamp US pollution trading
30 September 2010US market players are sharply divided on whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done enough to save the current pollution markets.
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California renewables target is aggressive but doable
30 September 2010Californian utilities can meet an aggressive 33% renewable target – so long as issues over grid capacity and regulation are clarified.
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New Forests raises A$500m into Australasian forests fund
30 September 2010Sydney-based timberland and 'eco-products' investment firm New Forests has raised A$500 million (US$485 million) into its Australia New Zealand Forest Fund, beating its fundraising target.
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Australian timber group to end native logging
16 September 2010A major Australian forestry group concedes it has lost the debate on forestry and plans to stop logging native forests.
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Insurers call for government assistance with adaptation efforts
09 September 2010Government action is required if the insurance industry is to realise its potential to help developing countries adapt to climate change, according to a statement backed by more than 100 leading insurance companies.