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Counting the carbon
01 July 2009The prospect of a federal cap-and-trade programme in the US and the imminent introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment in the UK means thousands more companies will soon need to measure and manage their GHG emissions. Elizabeth Jeffries looks at the response of software suppliers
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Making quality count?
01 July 2009With raw material costs plummeting and competition hotting up from low-cost Chinese producers, Q-Cells is hoping its customers will pay for quality. Greg Bousfield reports
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Feeding a warming world
01 July 2009The agricultural sector faces massive growth in demand for its products – in the teeth of significant impacts from climate change. However, the challenges present significant investment opportunities, say Bruce Kahn and David Zaks
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Keeping a lid on costs
01 July 2009The offset provisions of the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill provide a crucial means to lower its costs – but the Senate would do well to improve upon them, says Lisa Jacobson
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Time to take risk
01 July 2009Forget the recession – this is exactly the time that venture capitalists should be taking risks, especially in clean-tech, says sector exemplar Ira Ehrenpreis. He talks to Gloria Gonzalez
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A different kind of downturn?
01 June 2009It might seem an odd place to look. But for evidence that environmental issues are, finally, becoming squarely incorporated into the corporate mainstream, one could do worse than examine the banking sector.
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People moves this month
01 June 2009Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month
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Built for success
01 June 2009Fred Krupp of the Environmental Defense Fund explains why the NGO is backing Waxman-Markey to cap US greenhouse gas emissions
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Back to business as usual?
01 June 2009The financial crisis has transformed the banking landscape. But where has it left the pursuit of 'sustainable banking'? Jess McCabe reports
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Competitive markets
01 June 2009Despite the credit crunch, activity on carbon exchanges is heating up – as is competition between them. Christopher Cundy reports
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- Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design
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- Natural capital will become a fundamental component of investors' portfolios
- Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory
- BoE suggests ways financial institutions can build on climate scenarios