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Climate change is a problem private equity must address, according to the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) as it welcomed a new report published by a collaboration of European investors into how to accelerate investment in a low-carbon economy.
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AMSTERDAM, March 2 (Reuters) – Financial market intelligence provider Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and carbon analysts Point Carbon are considering jointly developing carbon offset project risk assessment products and services, they said on Tuesday.
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The world’s first carbon trading scheme should be used as a model for global cap-and-trade says leading American economist
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A report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee is alarming that the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has not been not successful in delivering required investment in the low carbon technologies.
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Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has managed to lower its CO2 emissions by 30 percent despite significantly increasing production. The reduction is so large that the company has now reached its goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions five years ahead of target, reports trade journal Ingeniøren.
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BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)–The European Union will tell the United Nations that it will stick to its pledge to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 20% by 2020, from 1990 levels, a person familiar with discussions told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday.
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Putting a cap on CO2 emissions from light commercial vehicles looks set to be high on Europe’s agenda during 2010.
The European Commission has proposed a limit of 175g/km (equating to 42.8mpg) from 2014 at which time 75% of van fleets sold in Europe must meet the average figure.
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LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – European Union carbon emissions futures rose in Monday’s early trade as prices for German power and British natural gas firmed, traders said.
The benchmark contract for EU Allowances CFI2Zc1 was up 12 cents or 0.91 percent at 13.25 euros ($18.72) a tonne at 0748 GMT, having opened at 13.05 euros. Volume was light at 323 lots.
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* EU energy chief-designate favours deeper CO2 cuts soon
* Hedegaard says EU must maintain head-start on green tech
* Urges caution on ruling out coal power
BRUSSELS, Jan 15 (Reuters) – The European Union’s nominee for climate commissioner said on Friday the EU should quickly commit to deepening its emissions cuts, while maintaining leverage on other countries to follow suit.
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LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – European Union carbon emissions futures fell in Monday’s early trade, in line with softer oil and UK natural gas prices, traders said.
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A month after the UN climate conference in Copenhagen failed to produce a legally binding treaty on climate change, the EU stood by its offer to move to a 30-percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020.
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The Danish CO2 quota register has been shut down since Tuesday after a spate of virus infected false emails were sent to registry users, reports Business.dk.
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A month after the UN climate conference in Copenhagen failed to produce a legally binding treaty on climate change, the EU stood by its offer to move to a 30-percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020.
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The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has launched a set of guidelines for assessing the transport carbon footprint in the European pulp and paper industry.
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Finland’s first shopping mall claiming to put out zero emissions of carbon dioxide is to be built in Pori. Construction on the complex with a surface area of about 55,000 square metres, is to begin in the autumn. The estimated cost is about EUR 100 million.
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