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Time to be counted
23 July 2010What is the economic value of an endangered species? How much is as yet undeciphered genetic information worth? Can a price be put on a habitat's delicate ecological balance?
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Raising the stakes
23 July 2010As head of Barclays Capital's environmental markets desk, Louis Redshaw has taken a deliberate, even cautious approach to building the business. But, as he tells Mark Nicholls, the current environment offers a chance to up the ante
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Joining up the dots
23 July 2010Managing information flows between participants in Clean Development Mechanism projects around the world has generated headaches for all concerned – but Carbonflow thinks it has the answer. Mark Nicholls reports
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US faces water supply crisis: study
22 July 2010A new study says climate change will take a "serious toll" on American water supplies in the coming decades, with the group behind the report calling on Congress to pass "meaningful legislation" to reduce global warming pollution.
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2010 a record year for offshore wind: EWEA
22 July 2010This year is set to be a record one for the offshore wind sector, says the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), but a lack of financing is holding back the industry's growth.
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Environmental risk policy in the works at Royal Bank of Canada
22 July 2010Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is working on an environmental and social risk policy to cover its corporate banking operations, and hopes to be ready for implementation by November this year.
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US renewables financing set to collapse without grant extension
22 July 2010Renewable energy financing will decline precipitously next year if the US Congress fails to extend the cash grant programme, financing experts have warned.
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Climate Institute plans 'asset owners disclosure project'
22 July 2010Following in the footsteps of the Carbon Disclosure Project, the climate change disclosure spotlight is set to be shone on the world's 1,000 largest asset owners.
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US legislators move to rescue PACE programmes
22 July 2010US legislators have introduced a bill to rescue innovative bond programmes to fund energy efficiency and renewables.
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A private sector role in REDD+?
22 July 2010Government funding is beginning to flow to help forest nations reduce emissions from deforestation – and prepare for a REDD+ carbon market. But is there any room for the private sector? Steven Bland reports