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Keep up to date with the Southwest Climate Change Network news feeds. Drawing on a selection of high-quality credible sources, the feeds provide quick access to new and recent stories on climate change and energy in the Southwest, cutting-edge climate change research, and climate change solutions involving policy, new technology, and the private sector.

Investment and Finance

Stories in this feed are from Environmental Finance Online, a monthly magazine covering the ever-increasing impact of environmental issues on the lending, insurance, investment and trading decisions affecting industry.

US mulls first proposals for national GHG reporting (from Carbon Finance)

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposal for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions yesterday, setting in train a crucial underpinning of any carbon cap-and-trade system.

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Low-carbon economy worth £3 trillion – UK government

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: Element Partners this week closed a $486 million clean technology growth equity fund, bucking a tough fund-raising market.

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Element closes $486 million clean-tech growth equity fund

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: Element Partners this week closed a $486 million clean technology growth equity fund, bucking a tough fund-raising market.

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HSBC gets gloomier on wind turbine makers – for now

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: Investment bank HSBC has slashed its growth forecasts for the wind turbine sector for the second time in six months, and is now forecasting a 20% decline in the sector this year.

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S&P, Trucost launch ‘carbon efficient’ stock index

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: Standard & Poor’s has launched a ‘carbon efficient’ version of its benchmark US equity index, the S&P 500.

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Climate Exchange profits up as volumes soar

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: Pre-tax profits more than trebled at Climate Exchange, operator of the leading US and European carbon exchanges, as volumes continue to grow.

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US Agriculture Secretary backs increase in ethanol blending limit (from Bioenergy Business)

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week advocated increasing the ethanol content of the country's petroleum fuel from the current 10% maximum, adding to the momentum for an increase to avoid ethanol production outstripping demand.

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March issue of Environmental Finance out now

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: The latest issue of Environmental Finance is now available, featuring a special report on developments in US climate policy.

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March issue of Carbon Finance out now

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on March 12, 2009

12 March: The March issue of Carbon Finance is now available, including the latest on the implications for the carbon market of US President Barack Obama’s proposed budget.

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Skills shortage poses ‘Enron risk’ for carbon market

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on February 05, 2009

5 February: The rapidly growing industry to manage greenhouse gas emissions is suffering from a profound skills shortage, according to a global survey of those involved in the sector.

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