Fortis Bank Netherlands is considering changing the focus of its planned carbon fund, Carbon Finance has learned.
Last September, the bank’s global head of energy and commodities Seb Walhain said that he was preparing a €1 billion ($1.5 billion) carbon fund, to invest in emissions reduction projects that would generate carbon credits post-2012. But with so much uncertainty over the likely size and shape of the carbon market from 2013, Walhain said the fund may shift its focus to clean energy.
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Posted on January 19, 2010
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South Korea is committing to purchase USD20m worth of post-2012 carbon credits from the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Future Carbon Fund.
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Posted on November 20, 2009
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A new range of batteries from Venom is free of mercury, cadmium and lead, and has been certified carbon neutral by Carbonfund.org. The Eco Alkaline batteries were certified carbon neutral after a detailed product life-cycle assessment of carbon emissions. As part of a carbon neutral project, Venom is supporting the Return to Forest Project which is helping to reforest Nicaragua’s Pacific coast.
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Posted on October 28, 2009
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LONDON (Reuters) – Carbon fund assets have grown by a quarter to $16.1 billion since last year, despite several funds having failed due to the economic downturn, research by Environmental Finance Publications showed on Thursday.
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Posted on September 29, 2009
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Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IIDFC) on Tuesday signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the World Bank and the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) to help reduce carbon emissions from brickfields.
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Posted on August 30, 2009
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Katoomba Meetings have sparked scores of environmental initiatives – from the World Bank’s Prototype Carbon Fund to this web site to the “Cuiaba Declaration”. But how exactly do Katoomba Meetings generate such initiatives? Largely through careful cross-pollination: they simply bring together disparate people unified by a common belief in the value of nature.
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Posted on August 22, 2009
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will allow a range of advanced renewable energy technologies to compete for funding that had originally been proposed for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) pilot plants, a new document shows.
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Posted on June 10, 2009
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VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — The free Sundays in Edwards series, taking place in the Vail Valley during April and May, continue Sunday with a short talk about the Colorado Carbon Fund at Matthew’s Restaurant in Edwards at 5:30 p.m.
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Posted on April 26, 2009
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Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper love a good media opportunity, so in honor of Earth Day the pair announced a $100,000 donation from the Democratic National Convention’s 2008 Host Committee for carbon-offset projects.
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Posted on April 24, 2009
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Genuine Trading Solutions President and CEO, Dwayne Strocen said today “The Kyoto Protocol and Asia-Pacific Partnership On Clean Development And Climate (APP) has taken center stage on bringing awareness to global warming. In response to compelling corporate demand, we have mandated a trading and hedging initiative to support our role as leaders in risk management for the international marketplace. The mandate for trading carbon CO2 emissions is clearly in response to global demand with sound conviction the timing of this launch will be well received.”
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Posted on April 5, 2009
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NEW HOPE, Pa. – (Business Wire) myYearbook.com, the fastest-growing social network in the United States, is rapidly becoming the largest humanitarian site for teens. Since September of 2008 when “Causes” launched, myYearbook’s philanthropic web application, members have removed over one million pounds of deadly CO2 from the atmosphere.
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Posted on February 27, 2009
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XShares Advisors LLC has launched what it says is the first U.S. traded product providing exposure to the fast growing carbon market by holding European Union Allowances (EUAs) futures contracts.
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Posted on February 17, 2009
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CLEVELAND – A collaborative group of Cleveland-based founding partners announced today the launch of the Cleveland Carbon Fund, an advised fund at the Cleveland Foundation which is breaking new ground in the carbon reduction market.
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Posted on January 31, 2009
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