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Coal assets to suffer most from fossil fuel 'divestment stigma'
08 October 2013Coal stocks are more vulnerable than oil and natural gas to the fossil fuel divestment movement, according to a new study which has called on investors to evaluate the "poorly understood and regularly mispriced" environmental risks in their portfolios.
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IPCC's carbon budget provides new impetus to limit fossil fuel investments, say observers
30 September 2013The 'carbon budget' set by scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report should help limit carbon-intensive investments, according to observers.
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Agriculture assets at 'significant risk' of becoming devalued – report
09 August 2013Climate change could cause assets in the agriculture sector to become 'stranded', a report has claimed, warning that an extreme loss of natural capital could result in $11.2 trillion being wiped off the value of agriculture assets in one year.
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Green bond issuance up by a quarter - report
14 June 2013The value of green bonds issued rose 25% in 2012 compared with the previous year, according to a report that expects the market to continue scaling up.
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Cheuvreux retains sustainability title in Extel survey
12 June 2013Kepler Cheuvreux has been voted best pan-European brokerage firm for sustainability research in the annual Thomson Reuters Extel survey.
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IEA adds to warnings on 'stranded' energy assets
10 June 2013The International Energy Agency has added its voice to warnings that action to combat climate change threatens to leave energy companies with 'stranded assets'.