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VAT fraud fears roil carbon market
01 July 2009Suspicions of value-added tax (VAT) fraud in the EU emissions market triggered a dramatic drop-off in trading volumes and prompted the French and Dutch governments to change their taxation policies.
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EcoSecurities bidding war fails to ignite
01 July 2009A bidding war for London-listed carbon project developer EcoSecurities has failed to take off, with the two competitors instead joining forces.
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Does the G8 matter?
01 July 2009For many, the recent G8 and Major Economies Forum (MEF) were a big disappointment. Environmentalists had hoped the industrialised world would agree to emissions reduction targets for 2020. They were also expecting signals from some of the larger developing countries, members of the MEF, that they would accept limits to their emissions, maybe committing to 2050 targets.
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People moves this month
01 July 2009Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month
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UNEP FI launches property investment guide
01 July 2009The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative's working group on property has launched the first in a series of guides aimed at helping investors understand and apply the principles of responsible property investment (RPI).
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Environmental technology companies prefer private equity
01 July 2009Private equity is the preferred source of funding for environmental technology companies, according to a recent UK survey.
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Putting principles into practice
01 July 2009Signs of an increasing culture of active ownership among global pension funds and asset managers are good news for both investors and the environment, says James Gifford
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Turning to the taxpayer
01 July 2009As the world's capital markets recover from crisis, financing is beginning to get a bit easier for US renewable energy developers. But there is going to be a much bigger role for the government than in the past. Gloria Gonzalez reports
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Recognising new realities
01 July 2009Any hopes that the environmental markets would escape the worst of the last 12 months' financial crisis proved in vain – but financiers still managed to put together some innovative and game-changing transactions. Environmental Finance recognises last year's leading deals
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PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Lars Josefsson CEO, Vattenfall
01 July 2009As we approach the crucial climate talks in Copenhagen this December, it is the world's politicians that we are relying upon to forge an ambitious successor to the Kyoto Protocol – but it is the world's business leaders who will be expected to deliver its goals. And few business leaders have been as outspoken on climate change, or as ambitious, as Lars Josefsson, chief executive of Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company with pan-European ambitions.