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EU carbon market weekly update - 9 November 2015
09 November 2015Further EUA price falls are likely this week as auction volumes increase and the mild weather continues, says Louis Redshaw
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GCF gets go-ahead for $168m investment in eight initial projects
09 November 2015The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been given the green light to allocate $168 million to its first eight projects, in a move it expects will result in $1.3 billion of total investment by 2020.
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FSB calls for task force on climate risk disclosure
09 November 2015The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has called for the creation of an industry-led task force to work on the disclosure of climate-related risks.
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EF BRIEFS: Downing, Lekela, Recurrent Energy, Enbridge, Climate Bonds Initiative, GRI, Global CCS Institute, IETA
06 November 2015London-based investment firm Downing will invest £20 million ($30 million) in biomass projects as part of a joint venture with developer Strand Energy.
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IIGCC demands policymakers tighten emissions testing after VW losses
06 November 2015The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has demanded that regulators to strengthen automotive emissions-testing standards after its members "lost significant investment value" in the aftermath of the Volkswagen scandal.
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Trade in forest-based carbon credits reaches record high
05 November 2015The value of forest-based carbon credits traded last year soared 17% to a record $257 million from $219 million in 2013, according to Ecosystem Marketplace.
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Stock exchanges group issues guidelines on ESG reporting
04 November 2015The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued formal guidance to help stock exchanges implement stronger disclosure policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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The UK renewables industry needs support, not knee-jerk cuts
03 November 2015The UK's renewables sector has been hit by a series of hostile policy changes. But the industry needs stability and support to encourage investment, argues Charles Yates
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Statoil invests $236m in floating wind farm
03 November 2015Statoil's clean energy subsidiary, New Energy Solutions (NES), has invested NOK2 billion ($236 million) in an experimental floating wind farm.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 2 November 2015
02 November 2015A 'tsunami of natural gas' has caused a leading analyst to cut its EU allowance price forecasts, says Louis Redshaw