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Stranded assets warning for $60bn of Asian coal plants
01 November 2018A projected drop in renewable energy costs will leave $60 billion of coal burning plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines 'stranded' within a decade, a report by NGO Carbon Tracker has warned.
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Building the energy efficiency marketplace
01 November 2018Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is about more than just boosting financial returns, says Clare Taylor
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UK government rejects calls for mandatory climate-related reporting
01 November 2018The UK government has rebutted calls from a parliamentary committee to require companies to make climate-related financial disclosures.
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Green bonds round-up, 31 Oct 2018
31 October 2018German utility EnBW has raised €500 million ($573 million) from its inaugural issue on the green bond market.
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No alternative: Making sustainable infrastructure the only option
Only a fraction of global climate finance is reaching European cities despite their crucial role in decarbonising the economy. Developing a bankable project pipeline and new finance solutions replicable across cities is key to meet the enormous need for sustainable infrastructure
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$120m fund planned to help clean energy firms in emerging markets
31 October 2018The Shell Foundation is to seed a fund that aims to raise $120 million to help young, clean energy-focussed companies in emerging markets.
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Willis Towers Watson pension scheme to shift equities investments to ESG
31 October 2018Willis Towers Watson is to shift £740 million ($944 million) – half of the equities investments in its default master trust scheme – into environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies.
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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".
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Exxon lawsuit represents 'turning point' for climate disclosure, says lawyer
31 October 2018An allegation of misleading disclosure of climate information is at the centre of a new lawsuit against ExxonMobil, which marks a 'turning point' for climate litigation, a lawyer said.
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EU carbon market update, 30 October 2018
30 October 2018A bearish outlook is justified this week after last week's sharp decline in EU Allowance prices, and volatility is likely to remain high, says Louis Redshaw.