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EU weekly carbon update, 10 June 2019
10 June 2019EUAs came through a full auction week unscathed thanks to a rally on Friday that put EUAs into positive territory for the week, closing up 7c at €24.57.
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Impact fund to target women in sub-Saharan Africa
10 June 2019A fund is being raised that will invest in small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on helping women in rural areas.
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Munich Re: raise carbon prices to avoid 'extreme human misery'
10 June 2019Munich Re's chief executive Joachim Wenning has called for carbon emission costs to rise by almost fivefold in order to tackle climate change.
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RGGI carbon allowance prices rise as $74m raised at auction
10 June 2019The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon trading scheme of nine northeastern US states has raised a combined $74 million at its second auction in 2019.
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Candriam launches its first carbon-neutral investment fund
07 June 2019Candriam has launched a fund that will invest in global companies that provide long-term solutions to climate change, and will offset its emissions.
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People Moves: LuxFLAG, Aviva, LGIM, Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, NAB, Allianz SE and ING
07 June 2019The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) has appointed Sachin Vankalas as general manager.
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Regulation to continue to drive energy efficiency opportunity, HSBC says
07 June 2019Tightening buildings regulations will continue to drive the energy efficiency investment opportunity in the buildings’ sector, with insulation products set to be in particular demand, HSBC has forecasted.
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Confidence in China’s emissions trading scheme rockets in IETA survey
06 June 2019Confidence that carbon trading in China will begin before 2021 has almost doubled since last year, a survey of organisations in the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading market has revealed.
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Companies report $1trn at risk due to climate change
06 June 2019Some of the world's biggest companies have reported a total of almost $1 trillion in potential bottom line losses due to climate change, according to the CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project).
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Pension funds back Impax, as AUM hits £13.7bn
06 June 2019Allocations from pension funds helped push Impax Asset Management's assets to a fresh peak, with an expected mandate from California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) set to provide a further boost.
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