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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

Current levels of investments in low-carbon technology and infrastructure are substantially lower than the $500 billion per year deemed necessary by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to hold the increase of global average temperatures below 2 °Celsius—the target agreed to in Cancun last year.

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Geely raises $400M via Green Bonds sale to develop and produce TX5 range-extended electric London taxis

Green Car Congress

Green bonds—the funds from which are exclusively applied to finance new and existing green infrastructure projects—were developed as a new investment channel in 2007, with the first few issuances by multilateral development banks, and have grown rapidly in the global market. The final order book of more than US$2.3

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Climate Disclosure Standards Board Proposes New Framework for Data Reporting at World Business Summit

Green Car Congress

Unveiled at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, the proposals take the form of a global framework that clarifies which climate change data should be reported by corporations and provides management with a set of guidelines designed to streamline disclosure procedures.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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Its wholly interpretive guidelines can be used to approve or disapprove a building, addition or remodel completely on subjective principles. They’re now adopting the guidelines in Torrance based on the guidelines of the state. He wasn’t a finance guy, thinking “I’m going to make money.” You want to fix global warming?

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