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Greener days ahead
06 September 2010The private equity industry has grasped the clear business case that underpins better environmental management – and is moving quickly, says Tom Murray
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A tale of two sectors
23 July 2010Chinese policy towards its wind and solar industries has taken different paths – promoting wind at home first, while encouraging solar exporters. But structural issues are looming for both sectors. Joshua Speckman reports
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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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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
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PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
22 July 2010With the run-up to the Copenhagen talks, 2009 was the year of climate change. For many, this year is all about biodiversity – indeed, for the UN, 2010 is its International Year of Biodiversity.
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IPO OF THE YEAR
22 July 2010Of the few companies that listed in the public markets over the past year, many have taken investors on a stomach-flipping rollercoaster ride.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY DEAL OF THE YEAR
22 July 2010The message from the industry is clear: if the EU is to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, massive investment in the sector is needed.
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CARBON FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
22 July 2010Registering the first 'programmatic' Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project was always going to be a stand-out moment in the development of the carbon market.
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- ISSB to work on biodiversity disclosures
- Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design
- What is the most important skill you need to succeed in sustainable finance?
- Comment: Are we finally ready to have a grown-up conversation about the transition?
- Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory
- Article 6 and CORSIA: preparing for compliance
- Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM
- Decline of Article 9 funds nearing end and Article 8 continues to soar, Barclays finds
- BlackRock and Temasek's Decarbonization Partners closes debut fund at $1.4bn