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Will COP19 deliver on REDD?
07 November 2013The upcoming UN climate talks have been described as a 'REDD+ conference', according to Anna Bolin and Matt Leggett, who outline issues that negotiators must tackle to help drive demand for forest carbon credits
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A salute to South Africa
31 October 2013South Africa's plan to add 17.8GW of renewables capacity by 2030 is staggering in its scale. It means that some 42% of the energy generation installed between 2010 and 2030 will be clean.
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Rio+20 prompts rethink of management education
29 October 2013A new initiative will help business schools address sustainable development in their management programmes, explains John North.
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Africa awakes
10 October 2013After bidding closed in the latest round of South Africa's ambitious renewables initiative, how will the country overcome the challenges posed by its volatile currency, and raise the billions of dollars needed to hit its targets? Peter Cripps reports
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Building sustainable finance in Nigeria
04 October 2013Independent adviser and former development bank employee Monika Veric gives her perspective on Nigeria's journey towards sustainability
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Mobilising renewables investment in uncertain times
18 September 2013Initiatives are underway to boost investments in European renewable energy, but the vast amount of private capital needed to transition the EU to a low-carbon economy must be unlocked by stronger policies, argues Stephanie Pfeifer
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Stranded assets: approaching a tipping point?
16 September 2013The concept of 'unburnable carbon' is still relatively new, but there are encouraging signs that fossil fuel-based companies are starting to pay attention, argues Julie Gorte
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Who should finance CCS?
10 September 2013The NER300 mechanism within the EU Emissions Trading System has failed in its goal of financing carbon capture and storage. It would be better to put the obligation on fossil fuel suppliers rather than the power generators, says Ian Temperton
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Uncertainty Down Under
09 September 2013Investors and developers active in Australia's low-carbon sectors are facing months of uncertainty about how the new Coalition government's climate policy overhaul will affect them. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Full disclosure
29 August 2013UK-listed companies will soon be required to report their global emissions, which for many could prove a complex task. Gary Davis explains how to overcome the main challenges to accurately reporting emissions data