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The challenges of financing offshore wind
11 February 2014With utilities struggling to finance offshore wind farms, institutional investors are being asked to step in. What financing challenges are facing the sector and what are the developments helping facilitate cheaper capital, asks Charles Yates
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70% rise in emissions covered by cap-and-trade since EU launch, says report
06 February 2014The volume of global emissions covered by emissions trading systems (ETS) is set to rise 70% by 2015 since the world's first carbon market was launched in the EU, a report has forecast.
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The European Commission is taking a big gamble with the CDM
05 February 2014Gareth Phillips says the European Commission is wrong to exclude international emission reduction credits from the EU carbon market after 2021.
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Norway's $800bn 'oil fund' halves coal production holdings
29 January 2014Norway's $800 billion sovereign wealth fund has divested half of its holdings in coal miners over the past two years, its manager has said.
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Emerging economies require new finance models for renewables
24 January 2014The financial models that work in developed countries are not necessarily as effective in emerging markets. Adopting appropriate funding mechanisms could help reduce costs in these markets by as much as 30%, argues David Nelson
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EU ETS oversupply to disappear by 2025 if Commission plan is adopted – UBS
23 January 2014The European Commission proposed 2030 Climate and Energy package would remove the entire oversupply in the region's carbon market by 2025 if adopted, according to analysts.
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EU's 2030 targets are bare minimum, say investors
22 January 2014The EU's proposed climate and energy policies for 2030 were branded by investors and companies as the "minimum necessary" to keep the region on track for a transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Investors welcome proposed EU ETS reforms
22 January 2014Proposals from the European Commission to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System have received a qualified welcome from investors.
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Commission eyes 'stability reserve' to support EU ETS
21 January 2014The European Commission is expected to announce tomorrow plans to set up a reserve of emission allowances to help revive the EU's troubled emissions trading system (ETS).
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Australia faces laws of unintended consequences
21 January 2014Australia's change of direction on climate change policy is causing concern among the financial community. Graham Cooper reports