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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Investor support for climate action as expressed in such a statement has more than doubled since November 2008, when 150 investors with $9 trillion in assets under management first came together to urge government leaders to act on climate change. Financial incentives that shift the risk reward balance in favor of low-carbon assets.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Global Energy

Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places. The figure has doubled since 2005.

Transportation

Transportation Sri Lanka 2009 2008

EV Driven

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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