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Policy uncertainty, low carbon price, deterring investment – survey
30 September 2010Inconsistent and retroactive policy-making is hindering low-carbon investment in Europe, according to a survey of institutional investors – almost none of whom feel that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is providing an adequate price signal.
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Disaster year down to climate change: Munich Re
30 September 2010Reinsurance giant Munich Re has cited climate change as a major factor in the "marked increase" in worldwide weather-related natural disasters in the first nine months of the year.
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Market divided on plan to revamp US pollution trading
30 September 2010US market players are sharply divided on whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done enough to save the current pollution markets.
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California renewables target is aggressive but doable
30 September 2010Californian utilities can meet an aggressive 33% renewable target – so long as issues over grid capacity and regulation are clarified.
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New Forests raises A$500m into Australasian forests fund
30 September 2010Sydney-based timberland and 'eco-products' investment firm New Forests has raised A$500 million (US$485 million) into its Australia New Zealand Forest Fund, beating its fundraising target.
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UK climate minister calls for massive energy efficiency push, warms to nuclear
23 September 2010The UK's forthcoming 'Green Deal' will create a quarter of a million jobs insulating homes, paid for by utilities in exchange for a share of the energy savings, according to the Secretary of State for Climate Change and Energy Chris Huhne.
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Spain, Basel cast pall over renewables financers
23 September 2010The renewable energy sector may have passed last year's nadir, but finance is far from flowing. Mark Nicholls reports
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Climate disclosure steady despite economy and climate talk wobbles - CDP
23 September 2010Global corporations continued voluntarily disclosing climate change risks and opportunities at a high rate despite the slow economic recovery and the failure of UN climate talks, according to an annual survey conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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Brookfield reaches $2.7bn close for latest infrastructure fund
23 September 2010Canada's Brookfield Asset Management has raised nearly twice as much as originally hoped into its latest infrastructure fund, closing at US$2.7 billion to be invested in assets including renewable energy generation.
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Plastic use no longer under wraps as Clinton launches investor initiative
23 September 2010Former US President Bill Clinton has announced an investor-led survey of how companies use and track plastic in their business.