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Bingaman introduces doomed clean energy bill, again
05 March 2012A bill establishing a national clean energy standard (CES) has again been introduced in the US Senate, but its prospects are dim in an election year.
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Wheb takes aim at Henderson, Aviva assets as it swoops on team
05 March 2012Wheb Group has hired the majority of Henderson Global Investors' sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) team, in a move aimed at disgruntled SRI investors.
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Voting open in the Environmental Finance Voluntary Carbon Market Survey
05 March 2012Environmental Finance is conducting its annual survey of the voluntary carbon markets, polling its readers on the leading project developers, traders, brokers, advisors, verifiers and other service providers active in these markets.
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US observers predict partial EPA victory on greenhouse gas rulings
05 March 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is likely to prevail in the court battle over its determination that greenhouse gases (GHGs) endanger public health and welfare, and its rules covering GHG emissions from cars, experts said. But the agency could be forced to revisit a rule that restricts its current GHG regulations of stationary sources to large emitters.
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Allianz boosts weather risk capability
05 March 2012German insurance giant Allianz has hired a leading weather risk originator with a view to increasing its underwriting of weather exposures.
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US hospitals see environmental risks grow
02 March 2012An enforcement crackdown by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law are creating environmental risks in the sector that risk managers must address, experts said.
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Water scarcity an investment risk for UK utilities – S&P
02 March 2012The effects of climate change and water scarcity in the east of England pose investment risks for utilities, according to Standard and Poor's.
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EIB to lend €250m to Chinese sustainable forestry
02 March 2012The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend €250 million ($330 million) to sustainable forestry projects in China.
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FTSE launches new carbon indexes
01 March 2012Index provider FTSE has launched four carbon indexes to help investors reduce long-term climate change risks.
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Bank of England to discuss carbon 'bubble' with investors
01 March 2012The Bank of England has agreed to a meet investors and lobby groups next month to discuss whether climate change poses a systemic risk to capital markets.
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