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Emissions market questions Carper's CAIR fix
25 March 2010A proposed legislative fix for the troubled US Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme has good prospects, but may not be the best solution for the emissions trading markets, observers said.
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Stern backs $100bn IMF climate fund plan
11 March 2010A climate fund proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to raise $100 billion a year by 2020 has won support from climate change economics guru Nicholas Stern.
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EU greening funds insufficient and unspent, NGOs warn
04 March 2010Most EU funding for renewables and energy efficiency in central and eastern Europe has not yet been spent, a report by Friends of the Earth Europe and Bankwatch has revealed.
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EIB to raise climate lending to €20 billion
01 March 2010The European Investment Bank hopes to lend at least €20 billion ($27 billion) to climate change initiatives this year, up from almost €17 billion in 2009.
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Obama ups renewables funding, cuts fossil subsidies
04 February 2010Clean energy was a winner in US President Barack Obama's proposed budget, with major funding increases despite his pledge to control spending.
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OPIC to slash portfolio emissions 50%
01 February 2010The US has introduced legislation requiring the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the projects it invests in by 50% over the next 15 years. markets.
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Japanese investors tapped for green bonds
01 February 2010Nikko Asset Management is to launch a fund this month offering Japanese retail investors exposure to 'green' bonds issued by the World Bank.
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US sulphur emissions continue their fall
01 February 2010US sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions have continued their sharp decline, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Three G10 governments 'mulling climate-linked bonds'
03 December 2009Governments of at least three of the world's 10 largest economies are actively discussing issuing 'index-linked climate bonds', according to the think-tank that has pioneered the concept. And a number of sub-national bond issuers are also considering launching bonds whose returns are linked to policies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, said Michael Mainelli, director of the Z/Yen Group.
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Green stimulus cash at risk – HSBC
26 November 2009Less than a fifth of the promised $513 billion in government green stimulus money is set to be spent this year, raising the risk of "retrenchment" as governments seek to exit fiscal stimulus strategies, according to HSBC.