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  • EU energy, climate change plans get mixed reception

    26 February 2015

    Industry and NGOs have given a mixed reception to the European Commission's new proposals to improve energy security and reduce carbon emissions within the EU.

  • Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target

    28 October 2014

    Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.

  • Global investor coalition calls for ambitious climate deal

    18 September 2014

    A coalition of some of the world's biggest investors has demanded an ambitious climate deal to help unlock the $1 trillion of investment needed to combat climate change.

  • SWIP's Mackenzie moves on from sustainability role

    19 August 2014

    Craig Mackenzie - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's highly regarded head of sustainability research – has left his post to take on a new role, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Bond investors ponder fifty shades of green

    12 August 2014

    Recent green bond issues have attracted mainstream as well as committed 'socially responsible' investors. But their views on what qualifies as 'green' can differ dramatically, as Graham Cooper reports

  • Most European companies already impacted by climate change, says CDP

    01 April 2014

    Most European businesses believe they are already being affected by climate change and that it presents far more risks than opportunities, according to the pressure group CDP.

  • EU's 2030 targets are bare minimum, say investors

    22 January 2014

    The EU's proposed climate and energy policies for 2030 were branded by investors and companies as the "minimum necessary" to keep the region on track for a transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Investors welcome proposed EU ETS reforms

    22 January 2014

    Proposals from the European Commission to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System have received a qualified welcome from investors.

  • Investors and businesses lobby for early EU ETS reform

    25 October 2013

    A group of 53 businesses, investors and trade associations has called on the European Commission to bring forward, to the end of this year, draft legislation to reform the beleaguered EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

  • Mobilising renewables investment in uncertain times

    18 September 2013

    Initiatives are underway to boost investments in European renewable energy, but the vast amount of private capital needed to transition the EU to a low-carbon economy must be unlocked by stronger policies, argues Stephanie Pfeifer