RSS News Feeds

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.

Renewables lobby takes cheer from House stimulus vote

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 29, 2009

29 January: Voting along party lines, the US House of Representatives approved an economic stimulus package that includes substantial investments in the renewable energy sector and critical adjustments to its tax credit structure.

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Wal-Mart promises to accelerate sustainability effort

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 29, 2009

29 January: The incoming CEO of US retail giant Wal-Mart has reiterated the firm’s commitment to sustainability, pledging to reduce packaging and environmentally-damaging detergents – but many of its critics remain to be convinced.

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McKinsey puts price on avoiding climate catastrophe (from Carbon Finance)

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 29, 2009

29 January: Climate change could be kept in check at a cost of €200 billion ($265.3 billion) a year by 2030, according to a report by McKinsey & Co.

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$250m environmental fund to chase ‘cheap’ assets

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 29, 2009

29 January: Geneva-based asset manager Unigestion is to launch an environmental private equity fund-of-funds that aims to take advantage of “the significant fall in the price of sustainability assets to levels not seen since 2004”.

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International Renewable Energy Agency launches

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 29, 2009

29 January: An international body to promote renewable power was founded in Berlin this week.

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Panda Ethanol subsidiary goes bankrupt (from Bioenergy Business)

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 29, 2009

29 January: A subsidiary of Panda Ethanol in the US has filed for protective Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in negotiations to sell its troubled ethanol refinery project in Hereford, Texas, following a financial dispute with a major lender.

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US stimulus package proposes $54 billion clean energy spend

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 22, 2009

22 January: Masdar has denied that it is rethinking the economic viability of the London Array, the UK’s massive offshore wind farm project.

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Masdar denies doubts over London Array

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 22, 2009

22 January: Masdar has denied that it is rethinking the economic viability of the London Array, the UK’s massive offshore wind farm project.

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Electric cars need government billions – BCG

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 22, 2009

22 January: Electric and hybrid cars will fail to make major inroads into the vehicle market by 2020 unless governments intervene with incentives to support these technologies, according to a Boston Consulting Group report.

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Economic woes lead carbon to historic lows (from Carbon Finance)

Published by Environmental Finance Online News on January 22, 2009

22 January: Recessionary pressures have led carbon prices to record lows this week, threatening the viability of the Clean Development Mechanism.

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