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Nathan Fabian joins PRI from IGCC

Nathan Fabian has joined the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as director of policy, after serving six years as CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).

IIGCC appoints Schoenberg as head of EU policy

Martin Schoenberg has been appointed as head of EU policy at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC).

Expectations for 2015: Q&A with Stephanie Pfeifer of the IIGCC

Investors hope the following year will see further progress on reforming the EU ETS and remain hopeful of a global deal in Paris

Investors welcome tighter GHG targets from US and China

Investors have welcomed new targets on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions announced by China and the US in which China has, for the first time, committed to reduce its absolute level of emissions.

What the UN Climate Summit needs to deliver

Ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, a selection of thought leaders give their views on what they hope will be agreed at the gathering.

Q&A: Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Warsaw climate talks keep 2015 deal within grasp

Negotiators at this year's UN climate talks reached an agreement on how to further advance climate action ahead of global deal in 2015, but little progress was made on the financing of climate measures.

IPCC's carbon budget provides new impetus to limit fossil fuel investments, say observers

The 'carbon budget' set by scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report should help limit carbon-intensive investments, according to observers.

More investors divest or avoid investment on climate change concerns – survey

The proportion of investors that divested or chose to avoid investment based on concerns related to climate change grew rapidly last year, a survey has suggested.