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UK outlines energy efficiency trading scheme
01 July 2007The UK government has published a detailed plan for its proposed cap-and-trade scheme to encourage energy efficiency among big energy consumers.
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Paying up to cut emissions
01 July 2007Investment in funds that buy greenhouse gas emission credits is soaring. Christopher Cundy asks managers where the money is coming from – and where it's going
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Rocket to the moon?
01 July 2007Carbon capture may be a shining hope for the low-carbon future. But opinion is divided on how best to incentivise industry to pilot it, or promote its widespread adoption. Jess McCabe reports
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Taking the long view
01 July 2007Pumping carbon dioxide underground for long-term storage raises some unique liability exposures. Matt Elkington considers how they could be managed
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Water, water everywhere....
01 July 2007With the UK having just endured the wettest June on record, concerns about the availability of water are not exactly at the forefront of peoples' minds here. But only last summer, the country was facing widespread water restrictions after the two driest winters for 40 years.
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Solar IPO enthusiasm remains undimmed
01 July 2007Aspate of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers have come to market with well-received initial public offerings (IPOs) in recent weeks, tapping into growing investor enthusiasm for solar power.
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Broadening the agenda
01 July 2007Environmental due diligence isn't just about contaminated land and regulatory compliance any more – investors need to consider a much broader agenda of environmental risks, says Simon Pringle
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OECD bolsters environmental guidelines for ECAs …
01 July 2007OECD countries have tightened the environmental standards a project must meet to receive support from their export credit agencies (ECAs).
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What the US?can learn from the CDM
01 July 2007As US policy-makers, businesses and investors prepare for a federal US carbon market, they would do well to learn some of the lessons from the Clean Development Mechanism, says Patrick Traylor
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While OPIC caps carbon emissions
01 July 2007The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has promised to cut emissions from the projects it finances by 20% over 10 years, but environmentalists have slammed the move as insufficient.