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US insurers falling short on climate change
23 October 2014The US insurance market is not adequately prepared to cope with the effects of climate change, according to a new report.
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Green Investment Bank sees interest in offshore wind fund
22 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank said it has had interest from two potential cornerstone investors for its proposed £1 billion ($1.6 billion) offshore wind fund.
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Dealing with the changing climate
22 October 2014Weather risk management is becoming increasingly entrenched within Europe's energy sector. But shifting regulatory winds promise to change its complexion. Mark Nicholls reports
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Risk-sharing instruments get approval from Green Climate Fund
21 October 2014The UN's Green Climate Fund has approved the use of financial guarantees and other risk-sharing instruments that it believes will help leverage private capital in support of the fund.
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Stock exchanges expand role in promoting sustainability
20 October 2014More than 40% of stock exchanges now offer at least one index integrating social and/or environmental issues, according to a UN study.
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New study will examine emerging risks facing energy finance
01 October 2014A study into the changing risks facing investments in energy infrastructure has been launched by the World Energy Council in partnership with the re/insurance company Swiss Re and advisory firm Marsh & McLennan.
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Eastern Europe: investing amid uncertainty
25 September 2014Eastern Europe holds exciting opportunities to invest in renewables, but is blighted by regulatory uncertainty. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at three markets in the region and asks whether the risks outweigh the rewards.
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Swiss Re to provide $10bn for climate risk by 2020
24 September 2014Swiss Re will offer up to $10 billion in insurance capacity and expertise to deal with climate-related risks over the next five years, CEO Michel Liès told the UN Climate Summit in New York.
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Green Climate Fund reaches $2.3bn
24 September 2014The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has now received $2.3 billion of funding from countries across the world, following yesterday's Climate Summit in New York.
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Meyer Burger confirms details of CHF100m convertible bond
17 September 2014Meyer Burger Technology has confirmed the details of the CHF100 million convertible bond announced earlier today.