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Clean Power Plan could lead to stranded assets, inter-state trading
01 June 2015The proposed US Clean Power Plan could leave some coal-fired power plants 'stranded' and lead to inter-state trading of emission reductions in the western states, experts said.
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Norwegian government backs oil fund coal divestment
28 May 2015Norway's NOK7 trillion ($894 billion) oil fund is to divest more of its coal holdings after the country's politicians gave an earlier-than-expected backing to plans to reduce its exposure to the commodity.
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Of green bonds, Paris and additionality
27 May 2015I was fortunate enough to spend much of last week in Paris where thousands of people from the business, finance and political worlds converged to talk about climate change, says Peter Cripps
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EU carbon market weekly update - 26 May 2015
26 May 2015EUA prices fell 3.7% last week as the euro weakened against the dollar and as power prices fell to near record lows. Subdued trading is expected this week as market participants converge in Barcelona for Carbon Expo
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Investors managing $12trn call for long-term emissions reduction goal
26 May 2015Investors managing $12 trillion of assets have urged G7 finance ministers to back a long-term emissions reduction plan, to help limit the average global temperature increase to 2⁰C above pre-industrial levels.
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Green Climate Fund deemed 'effective' and ready to seek private investment
22 May 2015The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has crossed its fundraising threshold and will begin financing projects and incentivising private-sector investment, it has said.
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'Big, fat carbon price' called for at Paris climate meeting
22 May 2015Investors and businesses have issued a clarion call for "a big fat price on carbon" ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris.
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Overlooking ESG breaches fiduciary duty, says Generation
20 May 2015The former vice-president of the US, Al Gore, has condemned investors that disregard the stranded assets debate as "absurd", and his company is calling for sustainability assessments to be part of investors' fiduciary duty.
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France's Hollande welcomes green bonds, decarbonisation initiatives
20 May 2015French president Francois Hollande has hailed the importance of green bonds and portfolio decarbonisation initiatives in the run up to the UN climate change summit in December.
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Why the Paris climate summit will boost REDD+
20 May 2015An agreement in Paris could build on the achievements of the Warsaw Pact for REDD+ Action, and could prove a game changer for forestry, argues Mariama Vendramini