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Boom in Chinese solar investment contributes to record year
10 April 2018A record 98GW was added to the world's solar capacity in 2017 – more than for coal, oil and gas combined – according to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Natural catastrophes in 2017 hit insurers hard
10 April 2018Insured losses arising from natural disasters soared to $138 billion last year, almost three-times as much as in 2016 and far higher than the average of the past 10 years, according to Swiss Re.
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UBS goes green in Asia with new portfolio
10 April 2018UBS has launched what it claims to be the first Asian portfolio to solely invest in stocks and bonds with a good sustainability record.
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€3.5bn energy infra fund makes final close
10 April 2018Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has grown its third energy infrastructure fund to €3.5 billion ($4.3 billion) at final close, exceeding its original target by one sixth.
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Trucost expands coverage of Japanese firms
10 April 2018Environmental data and analysis firm Trucost has extended its coverage of the Japanese market to include more than 1,500 companies.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 09 April 2018
10 April 2018The EU Allowance market looks roughly balanced at present, with little obvious reason for a material move in either direction, but Friday's price moves, suggest a further move to the upside is possible, says Louis Redshaw.
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Banque de France calls for 'brown penalising factor'
09 April 2018The idea of raising capital requirements on assets with high sustainability risks, by means of a so-called 'brown penalising factor', has won support from François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Banque de France.
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Jupiter goes "fully ESG" with new global sustainable equities fund
09 April 2018Jupiter has launched its first fund for institutional investors that will fully integrate strategic environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process.
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'World-first' developing market green bank to open in Southern Africa
09 April 2018The 'first emerging market green bank' is to be created by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to scale up private investments in climate-friendly infrastructure projects in the region.
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Cement companies need to ramp up their emissions reductions, CDP says
09 April 2018Cement companies need to more than double their emissions reductions if they are to align with the Paris agreement, a report has claimed.
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