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Nephila wins A$44m mandate
01 June 2009Australian asset manager AMP Capital Investors has awarded Nephila Capital a A$44 million (US$35 million) mandate to invest in insurance-linked securities
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Munich Re offers PV cover
01 June 2009Insurance broker Marsh and reinsurer Munich Re are insuring California solar module maker Signet Solar's products against deterioration in performance, through what they claim is a first-of-its-kind policy.
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Growing on trees?
01 June 2009Investing in forestry and timber assets is nothing new. But investors are increasingly seeing the attraction of more sustainable forestry investments. Tom Fitzherbert-Brockholes reports
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Where next for sustainable forestry investment?
01 June 2009At present, sustainable forestry and timber investments are largely focused on gaining revenue from capital appreciation and timber-related products, with a small percentage looking to the voluntary carbon markets. The future could be quite different.
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Inflation, innovation and the carbon market
01 June 2009An investment in carbon assets doesn't just confer the right to emit greenhouse gases – it also offers potential hedges against inflation and the failure of technological innovation, says Gerrity Lansing
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Signet Solar gets module cover from Munich Re and Marsh
28 May 2009Insurance broker Marsh and Munich Re are insuring Signet Solar's photovoltaic (PV) modules against deterioration in performance, through what they claim is a first-of-its-kind policy.
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Learning from the states
01 May 2009A federal renewable energy target – in the shape of a Renewable Portfolio Standard – is just around the corner. Congress can learn from the states when it comes to its design, say Peter Toomey and Eric Thumma
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Powering through the downturn
01 May 2009Recession may be taking the pressure off Europe's emission reduction targets, but European power companies are pressing ahead with investment in carbon management, finds Philippa Jones
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Carbon's new frontier
01 May 2009Recent months have seen a dramatic increase in government-to-government trading of Assigned Amount Units – raising fears for their impact on the wider carbon market. Katie Kouchakji reports
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An eye on certainty
01 May 2009Profound questions remain unanswered on the when and how of US federal greenhouse gas regulation. But enough clues are emerging to allow for pre-compliance hedging and arbitrage, as Jay McCall explains