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UK Green Investment Bank in £250m waste-to-energy deal
24 December 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank has helped finance a £250 million waste-to-energy plant.
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Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly top emissions sustainability ranking
20 December 2013Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly were named the most sustainable companies in a study that rated 100 firms according to their operational emissions intensity.
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Looking back at 2013
18 December 2013Stranded assets, retroactive subsidy cuts and backloading were among the themes that dominated the markets in 2013. Peter Cripps looks back on some of the highs and lows of the past 12 months.
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China's environmental drive 'could strand Australian coal assets'
17 December 2013Australian coal assets are at risk of becoming devalued if China's demand for the commodity declines, a report has warned.
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Improved Markit registry doubles users, helped by Gold Standard
17 December 2013Markit has enhanced its online registry for carbon credits in a move it believes will give a welcome boost to liquidity in the voluntary markets.
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Alceda, ECPI launch sustainability fund
16 December 2013Alceda Fund Management has partnered with ECPI, a Milan-based provider of sustainability research, ratings and indexes, to launch the ECPI Sustainable Megatrend fund.
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So far, so good...
12 December 2013It's been a solid first year for California's cap-and-trade scheme, and market participants are upbeat about 2014, when new buyers will likely emerge and the programme will link with Quebec. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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UBS fund takes 50% stake in EDF's Texan wind farm
11 December 2013UBS International Infrastructure Fund is to buy a 50% equity stake in a 161MW Texas wind farm from EDF Renewable Energy for an undisclosed sum.
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IIRC launches integrated reporting framework
10 December 2013A framework to help companies expand their reports beyond financial metrics and include measures of sustainability has been launched, marking "an important milestone" in the evolution of 'integrated reporting'.
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Bloomberg attempts to quantify risk of 'stranded assets'
09 December 2013A tool to help investors and companies quantify the potential risk they face if fossil fuel assets become 'stranded' as a result of government action to combat climate change, has been launched by Bloomberg.