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National plans for 2030 carbon emissions are too weak, warn academics
25 August 2015The national carbon reduction pledges announced ahead of the Paris climate summit are insufficient to keep global warming to safe levels by 2030, UK academics have warned.
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How COP21 is already starting to change the investment landscape
24 August 2015With less than 100 days to go until the start of the Paris climate summit (COP 21), investors are already starting to take note of some major policy announcements, argues Christina Larkin
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EU carbon market weekly update - 24 August 2015
24 August 2015EU Allowance prices are well-supported by fundamentals, despite the current sell-off in global markets, says Louis Redshaw.
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Driving geothermal deployment in developing countries
21 August 2015Well-directed public finance has the potential unlock tens of billions of private sector geothermal investment in developing countries, argues Valerio Micale
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CPI calls for action on investor climate exposure
20 August 2015Investors, regulators and standard-setters have been urged to drive forward environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure initiatives to help define "climate exposure", in a report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).
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Action on carbon emissions would be cheaper than inaction by 2040, says Citi
19 August 2015Building a low-carbon energy sector over the next 25 years would cost less than taking no action to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to analysts at Citi.
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Norway's oil fund divests from Korea's Posco and Daewoo
18 August 2015Norway's sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – is to exclude leading Korean companies Posco and Daewoo International from its investment portfolio because of their involvement in palm oil plantations in Indonesia.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 17 August 2015
17 August 2015A further large rise in the EUA price, after last week's 7% gain, is unlikely this week, but coal and power prices and modest auction volumes should support present levels, says Louis Redshaw.
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Investing in a sustainable world
11 August 2015Matthew Kiernan argues that investors need to adopt a radical new approach in the face of global megatrends.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 10 August 2015
10 August 2015Further price strength above €8 is still the most likely development this week as auction volumes are unusually low, says Louis Redshaw.