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  • Brexit 'to hit air pollution and recycling policy'

    27 June 2016

    The UK's shock decision to leave the EU could lead to a weakening of policies relating to recycling and air pollution.

  • EU ETS falls 17% on Brexit

    24 June 2016

    The EU emissions trading system (ETS) opened 17% down today, as traders were stunned by the news that UK had voted to leave the trading block.

  • UK climate policy now uncertain

    24 June 2016

    The UK's climate policy was mired in doubt in the wake of the monumental vote to leave the European Union.

  • CalSTRS joins German suits against VW

    22 June 2016

    The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has joined a lawsuit against Volkswagen (VW) over last year's emissions test scandal.

  • PRI 'can't be both promoter and examiner' of responsible investment

    22 June 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) cannot remain both the "promotor and examiner" of responsible investment, according to a panel of industry leaders.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 21 June 2016

    21 June 2016

    A UK vote to leave the EU could see the price of EU Allowances plunge through the support level of €5.65 this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • GBPs rule against 'pure-play green bonds'

    16 June 2016

    Pure-play companies - those that derive most or all of their revenues from green activities - should not automatically label their bonds as green, according to a clarification in the latest iteration of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).

  • Green Bond Principles social bond annex revealed

    16 June 2016

    The Green Bond Principles (GPBs) has published a social bonds annex in the latest version of the voluntary guidelines.

  • Brexit could see the UK lose €3.61bn of EIB green investments

    14 June 2016

    The UK may lose up to €3.61 billion ($4.05 billion) climate-related spending from the European Investment Bank (EIB), if it votes to leave the EU later this month, according to S&P Global Ratings.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 14 June 2016

    14 June 2016

    EU Allowance prices are likely to slip this week, says Louis Redshaw, as a large volume of allowances will be auctioned in the next two weeks.