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A question of design
01 September 2007While new emissions trading schemes are under consideration in Australasia and the US, the debate over their efficacy shows no sign of abating. Julian Turecek presents the case for the defence
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The green energy reckoning
01 September 2007Andrew Nourafshan explains how the Green-e programme has tackled concerns over environmental integrity and double-counting in the US renewable energy certificate market – and how it is expanding into emissions
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Hanging in the balance?
01 September 2007Progress towards the low-carbon economy has been impressive, but business needs the right signals from government – and they both need to work together, says Steve Howard
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Taking responsibility
01 September 2007The first report on the implementation of the Principles for Responsible Investment reveals dramatic progress in some areas – but less in others. Mark Nicholls reports
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From the Street to the Hill
01 September 2007What do you do after a stellar Wall Street career, if you're too young just to play golf? For Jon Anda, the answer is to join Environmental Defense and lobby Washington for an emissions market with teeth. He talks to Mark Nicholls
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The banks breeze in
01 September 2007The dramatic growth in renewable energy generation is being increasingly financed by the capital markets. Jess McCabe reports on how investors and bankers are coming to love green energy
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US Congress poised for energy, climate breakthrough
01 July 2007Hopes are high that the US Congress could pass far-reaching energy and environmental legislation in the autumn, following changes of heart from key representatives, and plans for two comprehensive Senate bills tackling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Leaf float raises £200m for North American renewables
01 July 2007EEA Fund Management and Shaw Capital have raised £200 million ($403 million) to invest in North American renewable energy projects through London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) market.
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US firms underestimating shareholder interest in CR
01 July 2007US corporations underestimate the importance placed on corporate responsibility (CR) by shareholders, according to a survey by Thomson Financial.
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Calvert powers into alt energy
01 July 2007Socially responsible fund manager Calvert has launched a Global Alternative Energy Fund that will invest directly in renewable energy companies (solar, wind geothermal, biofuel, hydrogen and biomass), related technologies and the energy efficiency sector.