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What does 'the Lima call to climate action' mean for investors?
16 December 2014The UN climate negotiations in Lima ended with a 'call to climate action' but, for many, the meagre progress was disappointing, reports Katie Kouchakji
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Green Climate Fund's firepower hits $9.3bn
20 November 2014The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has seen its firepower boosted to $9.3 billion after eight more countries pledged funding.
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Investors welcome tighter GHG targets from US and China
12 November 2014Investors have welcomed new targets on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions announced by China and the US in which China has, for the first time, committed to reduce its absolute level of emissions.
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Business welcomes EU 2030 emissions goal, but not renewables target
28 October 2014Industry and investors have broadly welcomed the EU's new climate and energy policy framework for 2030.
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Risk-sharing instruments get approval from Green Climate Fund
21 October 2014The UN's Green Climate Fund has approved the use of financial guarantees and other risk-sharing instruments that it believes will help leverage private capital in support of the fund.
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What the UN Climate Summit needs to deliver
22 September 2014Ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, a selection of thought leaders give their views on what they hope will be agreed at the gathering.
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Senate rejects attempt to repeal Australia's carbon tax
10 July 2014Australia's senate has voted down the government's attempt to repeal the controversial Carbon Pricing Mechanism or 'carbon tax'.
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Modest rise in EU carbon price by 2020 forecast by industry
28 May 2014The average price of carbon allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System between 2013 and 2020 is expected to be about €8 ($11), according to a survey of market participants.
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Investors welcome proposed EU ETS reforms
22 January 2014Proposals from the European Commission to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System have received a qualified welcome from investors.
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Backloading plans pass important hurdle
10 December 2013Plans to boost prices in the EU's carbon market cleared a significant hurdle today after they were given the green light by members of the European Parliament.