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The recent Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card reveals that global financial institutions are lagging badly in exiting the financing of fossil fuels and human rights.
by Robert Kropp
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In a recent letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, a coalition of investors criticized disclosure by major oil and gas companies, arguing that climate risk is changing the economics of the industry.
by Robert Kropp
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With extreme weather events on the rise, distributed power and green technologies are the way to go, according to Clean Energy Group's recent report.
by Robert Kropp
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A New England Clean Energy Council report identifies steps to optimize the region's electrical grid beyond energy preparedness.
by Robert Kropp
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The state-run bank will use Superstorm Sandy disaster relief funds to help finance increasing the number of distributed energy resources.
by Robert Kropp
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Carbon Tracker's 2011 report helped launch the fossil fuel divestment movement. Now it's insisting that Shell's position underestimates high risk to investors.
by Robert Kropp
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Frustrated with inaction, nearly 400 small businesses are calling for a coordinated effort to fight climate change.
by Robert Kropp
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A new report finds that most companies in the Fortune 100 and Global 100 have set goals -- and more are committing to renewable energy use.
by Robert Kropp
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An analysis by Ceres and Fund Votes of 2011 proxy voting reveals that the three largest mutual funds failed to vote in favor of a single climate-related resolution.
by Robert Kropp
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The authors of a new study find that even a rapid transition to clean energy will not produce climate benefits until the second half of this century, while converting coal to natural gas will have little positive effect.
by Robert Kropp
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural Climate Leadership Awards go to IBM, San Diego San & Electric, SAP and UPS, as well as Gene Rodrigues, a director at Southern California Edison.
by Robert Kropp
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The indexes, which will track clean energy stocks in three regions globally, will soon be joined by industry-specific indexes; in the U.S., new sources of investment must be found to maintain the growth spurred by stimulus funds.
by Robert Kropp
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A coalition of 285 institutional investors say that effective domestic policies and a binding international agreement are needed to spur private investment in clean technologies.
by Robert Kropp
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A report from Ceres analyzes responses from insurance companies to a survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and calls for mandatory disclosure to correct failures of risk management.
by Robert Kropp
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Noting insufficient attention to the impact of climate change in the company's sustainability report, Calvert Investments and Trillium Asset Management call for a report on social and environmental risks to its coffee business.
by Robert Kropp
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Hunter Lovins, author of Climate Capitalism, talks about the business opportunities presented by adaptation to climate change.
by Robert Kropp
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Resolutions addressing the issue at Chevron and ExxonMobil, co-filed by As You Sow and other sustainable investors, win substantial shareowner support, and Ultra Petroleum declines to release results of vote at its annual meeting.
by Robert Kropp
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Ceres and Fund Votes conduct annual survey of voting by mutual funds on shareowner resolutions relating to climate change, and find they have declined for first time since 2007.
by Robert Kropp
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As the agency's authority to regulate emissions comes under attack, sustainable investors argue that inconsistent climate policies are already damaging the U.S. economy.
by Robert Kropp
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The Asset Owners Disclosure Project develops a methodology for the incorporation of climate change risks and opportunities in investment decision-making by asset owners. <br />
by Robert Kropp
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The environmentally destructive coal mining practice, for years a target of shareowner activists, faces new regulatory restrictions and limited financing from major banks.
by Robert Kropp
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The InterAcademy Council recommends that IPCC improve review processes and transparency in wake of attacks on climate science.
by Robert Kropp
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A new report from EIRIS finds that reporting and short-term reduction targets are comparable to global peers, but North American companies lag in third-party verification and linking executive compensation to emissions reduction.
by Robert Kropp
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A report by research firm EIRIS compares 2009 performance of the 300 largest companies in the FTSE All World Index to 2008, and finds that while corporate commitment to mitigation has improved, unmitigated risk is still unacceptably high.
by Robert Kropp