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Investors look forward, anxiously, to 2010
05 December 2009Investors expect that 2010 will see a boost to investment in low-carbon technologies, on the back of expected progress towards a post-2012 climate change regime, continuing economic recovery and the accelerating disbursement of government stimulus cash.
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RWE in massive CO2 mis-statement
05 December 2009German energy giant RWE overstated its own carbon dioxide emissions by 70 million tonnes – equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of Denmark – in a report this year because of a classification mistake.
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EIB, World Bank sell $450m of green bonds
05 December 2009Scandinavian institutional investors led purchases of $450 million worth of 'green' bonds recently issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the World Bank, which will finance projects that address climate change.
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CDP water initiative exposes disclosure challenges
05 December 2009Investors have welcomed the launch of a water disclosure programme by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), but the initiative exposes a plethora of challenges in understanding the risks and opportunities associated with water scarcity.
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The new tobacco?
05 December 2009Efforts to sue large corporations for causing climate change had been widely discounted as having little traction – until a couple of recent surprise court decisions. Michael Gerrard argues that the stakes are rising for big emitters
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Crystal ball gazing
05 December 2009It's traditional at this time of year to look back over the 12 months gone by, and forward to the year to come.
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Three markets are better than one
05 December 2009Legislation for a federal US renewable energy target risks slowing existing state and voluntary efforts – unless it is properly designed, argues Gabe Petlin
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All systems go
05 December 2009Investors, companies and governments should next year find it easier to access high-quality climate change information, as the leading disclosure system implements a major upgrade. Christopher Cundy reports
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How to get your green
05 December 2009Gregory Burkart reviews the incentives for clean energy in the US Recovery Act and gives some tips on how industry can tap into support provided by the programme
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Australia's trading bills defeated in Senate
05 December 2009Australia's government has vowed to reintroduce legislation to bring in an emissions trading scheme, after extraordinary developments that saw the main opposition alliance dump its pro-emissions trading leader for a climate sceptic, and the Senate vote down the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) bills.