Posts Tagged ‘carbon economy’
Durban Outcome: No Guarantees for the Climate as Governments Again Delay
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine Durban Outcome: No Guarantees for the Climate as Governments Again Delay Brussels, 14 December 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement expressed its disappointment as climate negotiators in Durban had agreed a platform to continue negotiations, but without any [...]
Investors respond to conclusion of UN Climate Change conference in Durban
NEWS RELEASE IIGCC responds to conclusion of UN Climate Change conference in Durban London, December 11, 2011 In response to the conclusion of the United Nations Climate Change conference in Durban, Stephanie Pfeifer, Executive Director of The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) said: "Climate negotiators have taken [...]
From leafy Luxembourg: can the EIB become the climate banker to match the EU’s leadership
The European Investment Bank (the EIB), the EU's bank, is the world's largest clean energy lender. True! Yet their lending is not (yet) enough to achieve the transition to a low-carbon economy the EU needs and has mandated by 2050. See the rest [...]
Report on the Green Investment Bank Summit
by Lisa Cowan, European Correspondent, Ethical Markets Media In February 2011, Ethical Markets announced that since 2007 private sector investments in green companies and technologies globally totaled more than $2 trillion. In March 2011, the UK government presented the case for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) (click here) which was then [...]
The Carbon Tracker – Unburnable Carbon
The Carbon Tracker initiative focuses on the fossil fuel reserves held by publically listed companies and the way they are valued and assessed by markets. Current financial markets have an unlimited capacity to treat fossil fuel reserves as assets. As governments move to control carbon emissions, this market failure is creating systemic risks for [...]
NEWS: ‘Investor Group on Climate Change’ Joins International Board Developing Standards for Climate Bonds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investor Group on Climate Change Joins International Board Developing Standards for Climate Bonds Goal to Assure Integrity of Green Claims for Investors, Governments LONDON, 5 July 2011– Australia’s Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), representing institutional investors, with total funds under [...]
Enabling the Transition: Climate Innovation Systems for a Low-Carbon Future
Enabling the Transition: Climate Innovation Systems for a Low-Carbon Future New report from WWF supports Ethical Markets tracking of the Green Transition. This 2011 Enabling the Transition – Climate Innovation Systems for a Low Carbon Future report says that fast and scaled up support for innovative approaches to developing a low-carbon [...]
Global Investor Survey on Climate Change
Annual Report and Actions and Progress 2010 Trillions of dollars of investment will be required to fund climate mitigation measures and to achieve the transition to a low carbon economy. It is increasingly recognised that this is unlikely to happen at the scale and pace required without attracting money managed by institutional investors [...]
Alliance of business and green groups supports Government announcement on carbon targets
An alliance of the UK’s largest businesses and environmental groups welcome yesterday's commitment to a legally binding target to reduce carbon emissions to 2027. They state that strong and clear action on climate change is essential for long-term economic growth, jobs and competitive advantage. In an open letter to the Prime Minister and [...]
A Whole New Level of Innovation
A publication from European Energy Review Report Smart grids Thursday 28 April 2011 A whole new level of innovation Smart grids are all the rage at the moment. The European Commission, the International Energy Agency, the US Department of Energy, industry association Eurelectric and a host of other governmental and non-governmental [...]
