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  • Date:
    25 January 2012
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    Obama demands clean standards, tax credits, in State of Union

    President Obama called on Congress to ramp up the country’s use of clean energy to help spur growth in the US economy, in his State of the Union Address last night.

  • Date:
    23 December 2011
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    Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes

    Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan's coverage of COP17 in Durban, and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.

  • Date:
    16 December 2011
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    Roadmap 2050 unveiled by EU sends signal to invest in clean energy future now

    The EU has revealed the long awaited Energy Roadmap 2050, which sets out to achieve Europe’s goal of cutting emissions by 80% by 2050 without disrupting energy supplies or the economy, ensuring Europe remains at the forefront of competitive innovation.

  • Date:
    12 December 2011
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    COP17 concludes with new negotiating process but signal to business and investors unclear

    This year’s UN climate conference – the longest to date - concluded in Durban at 6am Sunday morning after a second all night session of negotiating by ministers and senior officials - here's a first reaction to the Durban outcome.

  • Date:
    04 December 2011
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    COP17: Week one summary

    As part of our involvement in COP17, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, will be providing daily news and analysis, and live tweeting from Durban. This is his summary of the key issues and emerging developments of COP17's first week.

  • Date:
    22 November 2011
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    Australia's Clean Energy Plan: Update Paper

    The Climate Group Australia has published a Clean Energy Plan briefing paper which provides an update to The Climate Group’s July 2011 Clean Energy Future Briefing Paper, covering how the scheme has changed since July 2011 as well as Australia’s key goals in the upcoming international negotiations at Durban COP17 and the Rio Earth Summit.

  • Date:
    10 November 2011
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    Hong Kong Summit reveals China's Clean Revolution flourishing despite global crisis

    On November 7, 2011, senior policy and business leaders from across the world gathered in Hong Kong for the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, to identify ways of capitalizing the low carbon business opportunities in the region.

  • Date:
    10 November 2011
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    IEA says transformative leadership needed for sustainable energy future

    In its latest World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that the world will head towards an unsustainable energy future without urgent government action.

  • Date:
    09 November 2011
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    Clean energy investment booming in China

    Financing in China’s clean energy industry for 2011 is already up 124.95% up on last year's total investment, according to CV Source, a financial database of China Venture.

  • Date:
    06 November 2011
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    Financing China’s Clean Revolution report preview

    The Climate Group Greater China has published a briefing note based on Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth, our fourth annual China’s Clean Revolution report. Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth is the country's first comprehensive review of China's strategy to finance its low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    28 October 2011
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    India clean energy investment smashes $7.2 billion, despite Europe turmoil

    Renewable energy project investment in India has topped $7.2 billion in the first three quarters, regardless of Europe’s debt crisis, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Date:
    24 October 2011
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    International banks support guidance on financing new coal-fired power plants

    The Climate Group today issued a Guidance Note on financing new coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), which was developed by The Climate Group with expert advice from BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, F&C Asset Management, HSBC and Standard Chartered. It is the first time that a group of financial institutions has collectively developed guidance to address the single largest source of man-made carbon emissions, coal-fired power generation.

  • Date:
    19 October 2011
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    Investors worth $20 trillion step up call for urgent climate action

    Despite the global economic crisis, the world’s largest investors today urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change in a joint statement from the group of 285 investors, who represent more than $20 trillion in assets.

  • Date:
    14 October 2011
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    The Clean Revolution is underway - clean energy investment soars to record $45.5 billion in Q3 2011

    New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reveals that asset finance of utility-scale clean energy projects has surged to a record $41.8 billion in the third quarter of 2011, with overall new investment reaching $45.5 billion, despite the European debt crisis.

  • Date:
    12 October 2011
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    Landmark Australia Clean Energy Future bill passed

    Today the Clean Energy legislative package was passed through Australia's House of Representatives, which will help Australia embrace the economic and social opportunities of the Clean Revolution, by putting a price on carbon pollution, boosting investment in clean energy technologies and helping cut carbon emissions.

  • Date:
    11 October 2011
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    Greener buildings equal bigger returns, CB Richard Ellis report says

    New research from an ongoing study managed by CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBRE) reveals that green buildings generate greater investment returns, presenting a clear economic case for more sustainable investment in the industry.

  • Date:
    06 October 2011
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    India forming climate change finance unit

    The Indian Government will establish a climate change finance unit under the guidance of Dr Kaushik Basu, Chief Economic Advisor for India’s Finance Ministry, to better integrate climate change adaptation into development frameworks and financial systems.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011
    Location:

    Business heads say innovate, collaborate on climate adaptation

    As part of the Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony events, The Climate Group and Swiss Re, member of The Climate Group and Founding Sponsor of Climate Week NYC, co-hosted the panel discussion 'Rethinking Resiliency: Innovative Solutions for Climate Adaptation' on Monday September 19, following the Clean Revolution campaign announcement.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011
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    Clean Revolution launched at Climate Week NYC

    Today The Climate Group launched the three-year Clean Revolution campaign during the Opening Ceremony of Climate Week NYC, the annual global forum which aims to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    16 September 2011
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    Record number of events confirmed for Climate Week NYC 2011

    This year's Climate Week NYC, the annual summit boasting high-level meetings between the world’s leading businesses and governments and a diverse array of public-facing events, has a record number of events: here is a hand-picked list of just some of them.

  • Date:
    07 September 2011
    Location:

    Leaders with a Clean Energy Revolution at the heart of their strategies

    On Tuesday September 6 2011, international state government leaders and influential business guests met in London to share success stories and tactics for effective acceleration of clean technologies, for the event, Leading a Clean Energy Revolution.

  • Date:
    31 August 2011
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    EU grants India EUR 200 million loan for climate projects

    India is to receive a EUR 200 million loan from the European Union to help finance the country’s renewable energy projects, which will boost the local economy and help accelerate a Clean Revolution in India.

  • Date:
    10 August 2011
    Location:

    Discussing the opportunities of India's infrastructure

    The Climate Group was a Session Knowledge partner in Infragreen 2011, which was hosted by Economic Times in New Delhi recently and saw industry leaders gather to discuss the opportunities of low carbon infrastructure.

  • Date:
    23 July 2011
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    Finance leaders discuss how to stimulate the $1 trillion needed to address climate change

    On July 20, The Climate Group and Theodore Roosevelt IV of Barclays Capital hosted a roundtable dialogue with Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank with senior members of the financial sector, to discuss how public sector funding could be used to stimulate the nearly $1 trillion of private sector investment needed to address climate change worldwide.

  • Date:
    19 July 2011
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    Analysis of Australia's Clean Energy Plan published

    The Climate Group Australia has published a Policy Briefing Paper to the Australian Government's recently announced Clean Energy package, which is designed to give an overview of the main elements of the package, as well as a brief analysis of the scheme.

  • Date:
    13 July 2011
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    Brazil, China, India leading in clean energy investment world record

    A new report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that developing countries such as Brazil, China and India invested more in renewable energy than developed countries like the US and UK last year, helping worldwide investment grow by 32% and reach a record high of US $211 billion.

  • Date:
    10 July 2011
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    PM Announces Details of Australian Carbon Price

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the details of the Australian Government’s plan to reduce carbon emissions and boost clean energy and technology development.

  • Date:
    01 July 2011
    Location:

    US corporates top renewable energy charts

    A new survey shows that US-based WholeFoods, Intel and Kohl’s are leading the world’s top corporate purchasers of renewable energy, and The Climate Group’s Cisco, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, News Corp and Swiss Re are also ranking high in the renewable energy use charts.

  • Date:
    24 June 2011
    Location:

    Clean energy trade disputes miss the point

    Allison Hannon, Senior Finance Sector Manager, The Climate Group, comments on China’s recent announcement of wind turbine subsidies cuts - and how the clean energy industry will still continue to grow in both China and the US.

  • Date:
    16 June 2011
    Location:

    China's Carbon Strategy guidelines launched at Carbon Treasure event

    The Climate Group China successfully organized the closing event of Carbon Treasure Program Phase, with two panel discussions and the launch of Carbon Strategy and Management Guidelines for Chinese Businesses, which includes one general and three sector guidelines, to help drive a Clean Revolution in China.

  • Date:
    14 June 2011
    Location:

    Australia, Europe and NZ lead in global practices: climate change investor groups publish report

    The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the North American Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) and the Australia/New Zealand Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), today published a report on the investment practices of asset managers and owners towards climate change issues, which shows bold action towards accelerating the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    13 June 2011
    Location:

    Productivity Commission report backs a carbon price in Australia

    The Australian Government has released a report by The Productivity Commission backing a carbon price as the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions. Caroline Bayliss, Australia Director, The Climate Group, welcomes the report as a timely contribution to the carbon price debate.

  • Date:
    06 June 2011
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    EIO launches new Index to cut corporate emissions

    Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO) has released the Environmental Tracking (ET) Index Series, a low carbon market mechanism which aims to cut global companies’ emissions and spur green investment, as part of the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    31 May 2011
    Location:

    Garnaut Proposes Independent Climate Committee for Australia

    Professor Ross Garnaut presented the Final Report of his Climate Change Review Update today at the National Press Club in Canberra. As well as the complete report, Professor Garnaut presented two supplementary papers: The first recommending a new set of governance arrangements for Australia’s potential carbon pricing scheme; the second outlining how the revenue from the scheme should be used for the next ten years.

  • Date:
    27 May 2011
    Location:

    Leading The Clean Revolution

    The Climate Group held its 4th annual North America Members Meeting on May 18 and 19 at Nike World Headquarters just outside of Portland, Oregon. This unique session, open to The Climate Group’s members and partners around the globe, brought together more than 30 corporate and government members for two days of candid discussions about the low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    19 May 2011
    Location:

    India Government report: policies and innovations needed for Clean Revolution

    The Interim Report of the Expert Group on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth was released last week by the Planning Commission Government of India, to offer guidance on achieving a Clean Revolution in India focusing on the power, transport, industry, buildings and forestry sectors.

  • Date:
    16 May 2011
    Location:

    2nd Euro-Med Energy Efficiency Forum: Time to get smarter

    “Energy Efficiency - Time to get smarter” was the theme of the second Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum, which was co-organized by Johnson Controls, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and The Climate Group on May 10 - 11 2011, and focused heavily on the opportunities of energy efficiency in driving the Clean Revolution.

  • Date:
    09 May 2011
    Location:

    IPCC releases defining report on renewable energy

    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new authoritative report on renewable energy in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The stated objective of the ‘Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation’ is to address the information needs of both public and private sector decision makers.

  • Date:
    06 April 2011
    Location:

    Public-private mix needed for large scale low carbon investments

    On Monday, April 4, The Climate Group, in partnership with the British Consulate General and Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors, hosted a roundtable in New York City with UK Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Gregory Barker.

  • Date:
    31 March 2011
    Location:

    The Climate Group welcomes update to the Garnaut Review

    Updates to The Garnaut Climate Change Review analyze developments across climate science, international progress towards a global response, emission trends, low carbon technology and innovation, land use, carbon pricing and other policies for reducing emissions.

  • Date:
    24 March 2011
    Location:

    New report: India to challenge EU, US, China for share of USD 2.2 trillion global clean tech market*

    Our latest report shows that if India prioritizes bold low carbon policies and invests in clean energy now, it will create a better, more secure, and more prosperous future for its more than one billion people.

  • Date:
    04 March 2011
    Location:

    India seizes green opportunity with 2011-12 Union Budget

    The finance minister has announced multiple green measures and rebates in his annual speech for the Union Budget of 2011-12, clearly indicating Indian Government’s plans to promote and upscale clean energy and technologies, which will boost India’s environmentally conscious identity.

  • Date:
    28 February 2011
    Location:

    Fleet Electrification Roundtable

    The Climate Group, in partnership with the Electrification Coalition, hosted a roundtable on fleet electrification in New York City on Thursday 24 February, which brought together public and private fleet managers, vehicle manufacturers, utilities and financiers to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with EV fleets.

  • Date:
    22 February 2011
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    New reports say “green growth” strategies would boost European and world economies

    A new report released yesterday by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Oxford University says that increasing the EU’s 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target from 20 per cent to 30 per cent could boost European economies, leading to a GDP increase and the creation of additional jobs.

  • Date:
    03 February 2011
    Location:

    Next decade to see unprecedented leveraging of private sector finance to spark a clean energy revolution

    The Climate Group and the International Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) hosted the ‘Financing a Clean Revolution’ lunch at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos, where participants agreeing that partnership between private sector and governments is essential for a clean energy revolution.

  • Date:
    26 January 2011
    Location:

    Davos: Financial institutions say clean energy revolution requires a step change in public and private finance

    The Climate Group and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) hosted a meeting for international leaders from the finance and energy sectors at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, with discussions centered on ways to work together to tackle the opportunities and challenges in financing a clean energy future.

  • Date:
    13 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Cancun can, actually

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, analyzes the key outcomes from what proved to be a successful two weeks of negotiations in Cancun.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    North South East West – COP16 Climate Cooperation without Borders

    The Climate Leaders Summit 2010 ended with “A Clean Revolution for all: developed and developing regions working together”, a successful panel session exploring cooperation underway between developed and developing country regions to advance climate strategies and specific mitigation and adaptation actions.

  • Date:
    10 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: A slow day for observers

    With a lack of information filtering out of the very private ministerial discussions on Thursday, Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, took part in an interesting side event that discussed the national security implications of climate change.

  • Date:
    09 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: A fist full of dollars

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reports on Wednesday's proceedings in Cancun, where finance and the reality of a complex, politically charged negotiation took center stage.

  • Date:
    07 December 2010
    Location:

    COP16 report: Negotiators bunker down as week two begins

    The final week of negotiations started in Cancun today (Monday), and Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, reports back on what progress has been made, and what issues still need to be resolved with only four more negotiating days remaining.

  • Date:
    02 December 2010
    Location:

    EU warned: The global clean tech train is leaving the station

    Madeleine Cobb, Clean Revolution Programme Manager at The Climate Group, examines the urgent need for increased efforts by EU businesses and policymakers to commit to bolder greenhouse gas emissions cuts.

  • Date:
    09 November 2010
    Location:

    Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010: Hong Kong

    Over 150 international and regional business leaders attended the Business Summit on Climate Leadership, organized by The Climate Group, in Hong Kong on November 1, 2010, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the emerging low carbon economy.

  • Date:
    08 November 2010
    Location:

    Tony Blair launches The Climate Group’s new program supporting low carbon corporate action in China

    The Climate Group today launched a new low carbon business initiative in Beijing, China with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Vice President of the Chinese Society on Sustainable Development and Director of the Low-Carbon Economy Research Group, Mr. Zhang Kunmin, and Secretary-General of the China Electricity Council, Mr. Wang Zhixuan.

  • Date:
    08 November 2010
    Location:

    Major UN climate finance report released

    A major UN report on how to raise $100billion to finance climate action in developing countries was released in New York on Friday November 5, 2010.

  • Date:
    01 November 2010
    Location:

    Hong Kong hosts leaders in the low carbon economy

    The Business Summit on Climate Leadership 2010 gathered over 150 business leaders from around the world in Hong Kong today, to further the emergence of a low carbon economy in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

  • Date:
    28 October 2010
    Location:

    Financing Electric Vehicles

    Leading financial institutions that have adopted the Climate Principles, and members of the EV20, met in Brussels to discuss how private sector finance can help the world make the switch to all-electric vehicles (EVs).

  • Date:
    27 October 2010
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    Public see the economic opportunity in addressing climate change, says HSBC’s Climate Confidence Monitor 2010

    HSBC’s fourth annual Climate Confidence Monitor, a global survey of public attitude towards climate change across 15 markets, reveals that climate change remains one of the top world concerns.

  • Date:
    26 October 2010
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    Why climate change should be on G20 finance agenda

    Damian Ryan, Senior Policy Manager at The Climate Group, discusses the relationship between global financial regulation and climate change, in light of last week's G20 finance ministers' meeting in Korea.

  • Date:
    29 September 2010
    Location:

    Vehicle fleets key early opportunity for Electric Vehicles

    Last week The Climate Group hosted an interactive web conference which discussed the barriers and opportunities associated with Electric Vehicles and in particular why vehicle fleets are a key early market opportunity.

  • Date:
    28 September 2010
    Location:

    Crossing the Commercialization Valley of Death: financing clean energy technologies

    On Tuesday September 21, 2010, the second day of Climate Week NYC, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and The Climate Group hosted a high-level discussion focused on financing clean energy technologies, such as concentrated solar power and electric vehicles.

  • Date:
    25 September 2010
    Location:

    The Climate Group rings NASDAQ's opening bell

    The Climate Group led the morning bell-ringing ceremony at the NASDAQ Stock Market in New York City's Times Square on Tuesday in recognition of Climate Week NYC – an annual global forum to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change.

  • Date:
    23 September 2010
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    Recognizing the importance of financing adaptation

    Walter Bell, Chairman of Swiss Re Americas Holding kicked off a lively conversation at Climate Week NYC this week about the need to elevate adaptation issues within the international policy and finance debate.

  • Date:
    22 September 2010
    Location:

    How to finance Smart cities

    On Tuesday 21 September, The Climate Group hosted a high-level discussion where government and business leaders shared their thoughts on policies for stimulating the growth of emerging technologies.

  • Date:
    21 September 2010
    Location:

    Financing the Clean Revolution

    Influential business and political leaders gathered in New York’s Public Library to launch Climate Week NYC yesterday – The Climate Group’s annual global forum to mobilize an international public-private response to climate change – held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010
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    New research reveals conditions to securing finance for CCS projects

    The finance sector appears ready to invest in the global deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) subject to three prerequisites, according to a new report launched today by The Climate Group and Ecofin Research Foundation in New York as part of Climate Week.

  • Date:
    22 June 2010
    Location:

    G8 and G20 must not forget climate change

    Leaders from the G8 and G20 will meet this weekend in Ontario, Canada...

  • Date:
    18 June 2010
    Location:

    Climate Group and Landsea share vision of China's low carbon development pathway

    The Climate Group and Landsea Property Company hosted a discussion on the market value of low carbon buildings today at the Shanghai World Expo...

  • Date:
    03 June 2010
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    BNP Paribas adopts the Climate Principles

    BNP Paribas have announced that they have signed the Climate Principles...

  • Date:
    16 May 2010
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    “Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign” reduced over 51,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions

    The °Climate Group concluded the inaugural “Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign” (HKCRC) at its closing funfair in Hong Kong on Saturday 15th May...

  • Date:
    14 May 2010
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    Finance sector illuminates the road to Low Carbon Development in India

    India’s leading banks are recognizing and seizing opportunities in an emerging low carbon economy, says a new study by the Indian Banks’ Association and The Climate Group...

  • Date:
    23 March 2010
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    International climate finance: key to a global deal

    Financing to address the impacts and causes of climate change was one of the success stories of Copenhagen; having made the commitment, the challenge now facing the international community is agreeing how exactly to deliver and transparently use the funds.

  • Date:
    02 March 2010
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    IIGCC Chair: Strong policy will drive private sector investment in low carbon solutions

    The single most significant driver of private sector investment in climate change solutions is strong, stable, transparent and credible policy, writes Peter Dunscombe, Chairman of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

  • Date:
    22 February 2010
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    Financing Decarbonization of the power sector

    Leading financial institutions who have adopted the Climate Principles met in Zurich today to discuss the financing needs for decarbonizing the power sector...

  • Date:
    29 January 2010
    Location:

    Global finance leaders discuss climate action, leadership at WEF

    DAVOS - The heads of Credit Agricole, HSBC, Munich Re, Standard Chartered and Swiss Re joined our event at the World Economic Forum. The five institutions comprise the founding partners of the Climate Principles, the finance industry's landmark response to dealing with the risks and opportunities of climate change.

  • Date:
    29 January 2010
    Location:

    Davos: Financial giants chart clear course to a low carbon economy

    SWITZERLAND - Leaders from some of the world's leading global financial institutions met with their industry and clients in Davos today to stress their role in unlocking a low carbon economy and the business benefits this will bring.

  • Date:
    19 December 2009
    Location:

    The Climate Group and US business leaders get behind $100bn US climate commitment

    Jeffrey Swartz, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Timberland Company and The Climate Group's CEO Steve Howard speak their support for the US commitment.

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
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    US support for $100 billion Global Climate Fund shows consensus is emerging

    The United States today announced in Copenhagen that they would contribute to the $100 billion per year needed by 2020 to help developing countries adapt to climate change...

  • Date:
    17 December 2009
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    Radical efficiency is needed to meet ambitious emissions reduction targets

    Corporate and state leaders assembled to discuss the benefits of high-level commitment to innovative technologies and policies in energy efficiency...

  • Date:
    12 December 2009
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    EU funding pledge both hits, and misses, opportunity to add momentum to COP15

    Friday's EU Council's pledge of 2.4 billion a year for the next 3 years to help developing countries combat climate change sent a message of hope to next week's negotiations - but on the more important issue of the mid-term finance package the EU failed to come up with concrete numbers...

  • Date:
    26 November 2009
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    European members see EU leadership as good for climate, good for business

    At The Climate Group's first continental Europe members meeting, over 60 representatives of business and regional government across Europe called for EU leadership at the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

  • Date:
    26 June 2009
    Location:

    Greening India's budget

    Following a historic mandate achieved at the recent national elections, the Government of India is preparing its first budget for presentation to Parliament on 6 July.

  • Date:
    04 June 2009
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    Viewpoint: Steve Howard writes in the Financial Times

    The world is taking a temporary holiday from growth. But the economy will bounce back, doubling or tripling in size by mid-century.Over the same period we will have developed policy frameworks that lock us into reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by 60 to 80 per cent. There will be about 2bn more people and the world's urban population will have almost doubled...

  • Date:
    16 April 2009
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    Finance institutions support a low carbon future for India

    What role might banks play in supporting a low carbon economy in India? The Climate Group's Rajeev Palakshappa and Damandeep Singh in the The Times of India....

  • Date:
    18 February 2009
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    Chinese business leaders call for a global climate deal

    Over 20 Chinese business leaders signed an unprecedented climate change communiqué at the annual Yabuli Business Forum in northern China...

  • Date:
    07 December 2008
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    Poznan and a new global deal: TCG Policy Director Mark Kenber comments

    With crucial climate meetings taking place in both Poznan and Brussels this week, The Climate Group's Policy Director Mark Kenber outlines the stakes.

  • Date:
    02 December 2008
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    The Climate Principles: Finance leaders launch first global climate change framework

    A group of major international financial institutions has joined with The Climate Group to launch a new code to guide best practice across the sector to deal with the risks and opportunities of climate change.

  • Date:
    06 October 2008
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    Media Briefing: The first global finance industry framework for climate action

    The °Climate Group has announced that it is working with a group of major international financial institutions to develop the first comprehensive global framework for the sector's response to climate change.

  • Date:
    20 March 2008
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    New Members, New Initiatives: Forging Ahead to the Low Carbon Economy

    While Dell and Standard Chartered recently announced their membership of The °Climate Group, current members including BT, Virgin Airlines and the government of South Australia are also making headlines with their own exciting new low carbon innovations and initiatives...

  • Date:
    06 March 2008
    Location:

    Opinion: An Efficient Way to Save

    Saving energy means saving money - so why isn't everyone doing it, asks The °Climate Group's Emily Farnworth in her latest article on climatechangecorp.com...

  • Date:
    07 February 2008
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    Standard Chartered Joins the Climate Group

    Standard Chartered, one of the world's leading international banks, has today announced a new partnership with The °Climate Group to play a key role in the transition to a low carbon economy...

  • Date:
    19 December 2007
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    The °Climate Group Announces Four New Major Corporate Members

    New additions to membership demonstrate increasing momentum....

  • Date:
    19 November 2007
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    VCS Launch - A New Quality Assurance for the World's Carbon Market

    New Carbon Standard Guarantees Environmental Integrity and Transparency for Global Offset Market...

  • Date:
    13 July 2007
    Location:

    The Climate Group Co-convenes Leadership Roundtable for Florida Governor's Climate Summit

    On July 13th The °Climate Group convened two business roundtables for Florida Governor Charlie Crist's "Serve to Preserve: A Florida Summit on Global Climate Change" to discuss how government and business can best collaborate to address climate change: through deployment of clean energy and clean technologies; by engaging citizens and customers; and by rapidly reducing greenhouse gases.

  • Date:
    05 June 2007
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    Institutional investors call on G8 to lay foundations for post-2012 policy framework

    The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has sent a letter to the G8 Heads of State ahead of the Heiligendamm Summit underlining the importance of laying the foundations for a post-2012 policy framework on climate change.

  • Date:
    30 May 2007
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    The Climate Group partners with HSBC on US$100 million programme to combat climate change world-wide

    The °Climate Group has been selected as one of four lead partners in the HSBC Climate Partnership, a groundbreaking five-year, US$100 million initiative to respond to the urgent threat of climate change world-wide. Along with Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and WWF, The Climate Group is working with HSBC to inspire action on climate change by individuals, businesses and governments world-wide...

  • Date:
    24 May 2007
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    Low Carbon Products and Services Bring High Levels of Jobs and Revenues

    A new report launched today by The °Climate Group - In the Black: The Growth of the Low Carbon Economy - showcases the rapid growth experienced by companies providing innovative low carbon products and services...

  • Date:
    02 February 2007
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    New report lists 36 sustainability investments businesses can make today

    Climate Group member InterfaceFLOR has launched a new report warning that companies rushing to claim sustainable business practices need to back up their commitments with investment...

  • Date:
    10 September 2006
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    Climate Group members top new Carbon Disclosure Project Index

    HSBC, BP and Swiss Re, founder members of The Climate Group, are all cited as 'best in class' in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Climate Leadership Index (CLI) released today...

Events

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  • Date:
    25 January 2012 - 29 January 2012 
    Location:
    Davos, Switzerland

    World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012

    The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

  • Date:
    17 June 2012 - 22 June 2012 
    Location:
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Rio+20 Earth Summit 2012

    The Climate Group will be at the Rio+20 Earth Summit to showcase The Clean Revolution. Find out more soon.

  • Date:
    26 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    25 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    24 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    23 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    22 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    21 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    20 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    19 September 2011 - 26 September 2011 
    Location:
    New York City

    Climate Week NYC

    From September 19 - 26 2011 business, government, NGO and thought leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC 2011 to call for a Clean Revolution, one that ensures growth, creates jobs, and secures clean energy access for millions of people worldwide.

  • Date:
    29 April 2011 - 29 April 2011 
    Location:
    Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia

    Business for the Environment Global Summit 2011

    Join senior global experts and leaders from business, government and NGOS at the biggest environmental summit this year. Explore innovative sustainable solutions and services to increase competitive advantage for a low carbon future.

  • Date:
    28 April 2011 - 29 April 2011 
    Location:
    Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia

    Business for the Environment Global Summit 2011

    Join senior global experts and leaders from business, government and NGOS at the biggest environmental summit this year. Explore innovative sustainable solutions and services to increase competitive advantage for a low carbon future.

  • Date:
    27 April 2011 - 29 April 2011 
    Location:
    Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta, Indonesia

    Business for the Environment Global Summit 2011

    Join senior global experts and leaders from business, government and NGOS at the biggest environmental summit this year. Explore innovative sustainable solutions and services to increase competitive advantage for a low carbon future.

  • Date:
    28 March 2011 
    Location:
    Level LG, Grand Hyatt, Beijing, China

    China Redesign launch event

    The Climate Group are holding a launch event for their new China Redesign program on March 28, in Beijing, China.

  • Date:
    26 January 2011 
    Location:
    Steigenberger Grand Hotel Belvedere, Davos

    'Financing a Clean Revolution' lunch

    The Climate Group and the International Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) are hosting a lunch at the 2011 World Economic Forum in Davos on January 26th, which will be attended by a select group of international leaders from the finance and energy sectors to discuss the collective leadership needed to support progressive policy measures and finance solutions to deliver a clean energy future.

  • Date:
    03 December 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Financing IT & Telecom enabled energy efficiency

    The Climate Group are hosting a roundtable event in Mumbai, India, to discuss the financing of IT & Telecom enabled energy efficiency.

  • Date:
    06 November 2010 
    Location:
    Beijing, China

    Carbon Treasure - China's Corporate Carbon Strategy Program'

    The Corporate Carbon Strategy (Carbon Treasure) Program, a program intended to address climate change issues and actions being taken by businesses in China, is being launched in Beijing, China on Saturday 6 November, 2010 by The Climate Group.

  • Date:
    15 November 2010 
    Location:
    UK Foreign Office, London

    UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group – report launch

    The UK-India Business Leaders Climate Group will meet in London in November to call for closer trade ties on clean technologies to boost efforts to grow their economies, create jobs and meet national emissions targets.

  • Date:
    28 October 2010 
    Location:
    London, UK

    “Finance and disruptive technology ‐ creating a low carbon future” - dinner and discussion

    Mr Edward Hoare and The Climate Group will host a dinner around the topic of “Finance and disruptive technology - creating a low carbon future”.

  • Date:
    21 October 2010 
    Location:
    Brussels, Belgium

    Financing Electric Vehicles

    The Climate Group is holding a private workshop, hosted by HSBC, for technology providers, financiers and policy makers to come together to discuss how private sector finance can accelerate the take up of electric vehicles.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010 
    Location:
    New York City, US

    Climate Week NY˚C - Risk & Resiliency: Risk Transfer & Adaptation in Developing Economies

    The first event following the launch of Climate Week 2010 will focus on climate adaptation with Swiss Re and The Climate Group proudly hosting this important discussion.

  • Date:
    20 September 2010 
    Location:
    New York City, US

    Climate Week NY˚C - EV20 Roundtable

    EV20 is an initiative to speed up the global deployment of plug-in electric vehicles (EV), and this electric vehicle roundtable will follow on from the announcement of the EV20 Coalition and its founding members at the Opening Ceremony.

  • Date:
    21 September 2010 
    Location:
    New York City, US

    Climate Week NY˚C - Financing Smart Cities, States & Regions: Policies to Stimulate the Growth of Emerging Technologies

    On the second day of Climate Week NY°C, The Climate Group will host a high-level discussion on smart policies and financing of low carbon technologies, with government and business leaders sharing success stories and helping others to develop and implement policies that will have the same impact in their own regions.

  • Date:
    21 September 2010 
    Location:
    New York City, US

    Climate Week NY˚C - Crossing the Commercialization Valley of Death: Financing Clean Energy Technologies

    This high-level panel discussion will highlight the experience of clean energy companies that have successfully traversed the “valley of death,” and seek to identify a series of policy and financing solutions needed to unlock a greater level of private sector investment into clean energy technologies.

  • Date:
    13 August 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Leveraging Public & Private Finance in the Energy Efficiency Sector - roundtable

    The Climate Group in India are holding a roundtable with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency that will address the policies, key challenges and key financing opportunities in the energy efficiency (EE) sector in India.

  • Date:
    21 July 2010 
    Location:
    Adelaide, Australia

    EV20 Roundtable - Electrifying Future Transport in South Australia

    The Climate Group are partnering with Ernst and Young and The South Australian Government to host a roundtable on electric vehicle (EV) development in South Australia.

  • Date:
    20 July 2010 
    Location:
    Sydney, Australia

    EV Roundtable – Electrifying Future Transport in NSW

    The Climate Group are partnering with Ernst and Young and the New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water to host a roundtable on electric vehicle (EV) development in New South Wales.

  • Date:
    19 July 2010 
    Location:
    Brisbane, Australia

    EV20 Roundtable – Electrifying Future Transport in Queensland

    The Climate Group are partnering with Ernst and Young and The Queensland Government to host a roundtable on electric vehicle (EV) development in Queensland.

  • Date:
    15 July 2010 
    Location:
    Kensington Gardens, London

    HSBC Climate Partnership Celebration Event

    HSBC host an evening reception for VIP stakeholders to celebrate the global achievements of the HSBC Climate Partnership, a five-year programme between HSBC, The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF.

  • Date:
    18 June 2010 - 18 June 2010 
    Location:
    Shanghai Expo, China

    "Building Blocks" for a Low Carbon Future - Clean Revolution at Shanghai Expo 2010

    The Climate Group, in partnership with Landsea, host an industry-focused high-level dialogue and media event focusing on green buildings in China.

  • Date:
    13 May 2010 - 13 May 2010 
    Location:
    Mumbai, India

    Financing a sustainable and low carbon Indian economy

    The Indian Banks Association (IBA), The Climate Group, and WWF-India bring together an expanded group of FI senior management to discuss climate change action both in India and around the world, as well as sustainable lending guidelines for Financial Institutes.

  • Date:
    15 March 2010 - 15 March 2010 
    Location:
    Brussels

    Lord Browne Dinner: Financing low carbon technologies in Europe

    Dinner Round table with Lord Browne and Director General of DG Climate Action Jos Delbeke

  • Date:
    22 February 2010 - 22 February 2010 
    Location:
    Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Zurich

    Financing Decarbonization of the power sector

    This event looks to increase knowledge about the status of CCS projects and renewable energy technologies, and intends on encouraging discussion regarding the finance services that the private sector needs to develop.

Blogs

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Interviews

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  • Lord Nicholas Stern

    Date:
    14 January 2011

    Lord Stern sat down with The Economist’s Oliver Morton in Cancun on 7 December 2010 at The Climate Group's annual Climate Leaders’ Summit, to reflect on international progress made since The Stern Report, to share personal insights into ongoing UN climate negotiations (COP16) and to discuss how the world is faring on the path to a clean industrial revolution.

  • Hannah Ryder (DECC)

    Date:
    25 March 2010

    Hannah Ryder, Team Leader, International Climate Change Finance and Governance, DECC, gives us the UK government’s perspective on what’s next for climate finance and governance following the Copenhagen Accord.

  • Stephen Green, Chairman of HSBC Holdings

    Date:
    29 January 2010

    The Climate Group talks to HSBC Chairman Stephen Green about how HSBC is factoring climate change into its business strategy. HSBC chairs the steering committee of the Climate Principles - the industry's landmark response to dealing with the risks and opportunities of climate change.

  • James Cameron on Climate Bonds

    Date:
    27 March 2009

    The Climate Group caught up with James Cameron to discuss his recent call for climate bonds, which he believes could fast-track investment into the infrastructure projects that will put the UK on the path to a low carbon future.

  • Dr Erik Haites on Climate Finance

    Date:
    27 March 2009

    A global agreement on climate change must not only set targets and commitments - it must come up with a means to finance its implementation. The Climate Group recently spoke with Dr. Erik Haites to better understand the challenges and intricacies of achieving and implementing a successful financial framework.

  • Jeff Prins

    Date:
    18 January 2008

    Jeff Prins, DOEN Foundation's Climate & Energy, Nature & Environment Programme Manager about philanthropy and investment in combating climate change...

  • Tim Wagner

    Date:
    15 May 2006

    Tim Wagner, Director, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) speaks about their unanimous decision, in March 2006, to establish a task force on climate change...

  • Dr. Joachim Faber

    Date:
    08 August 2005

    In August 2005, The Climate Group talked to Dr. Joachim Faber, CEO of Allianz Global Investors about climate change and the financial services industry...

  • Francis Sullivan

    Date:
    12 December 2004

    HSBC's Advisor on the Environment discusses the bank's announcement, 6 December 2004, to go carbon neutral - the first of the world's major banks to make such a commitment.

Publications

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  • China's Clean Revolution IV - English Language Summary 06 November 2011

    Date:
    06 November 2011

    The Climate Group Greater China has published a briefing note based on our fourth annual China’s Clean Revolution report, Financing China’s Low Carbon Growth, the full report of which is available in Mandarin.

  • Financing New Coal-Fired Power Plants 24 October 2011

    Date:
    24 October 2011

    The Climate Group has developed and issued a Guidance Note on financing new coal-fired power plants, which was created with expert advice from BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, F&C Asset Management, HSBC and Standard Chartered.

  • India's Clean Revolution 23 March 2011

    Date:
    23 March 2011

    India’s Clean Revolution analyzes the low carbon development path India must take, for a share of the USD2.2 billion global clean technology market. The report makes the compelling argument that by prioritizing bold low carbon policies and investing in clean energy now, India is creating a better, more secure, and more prosperous future for its more than one billion people.

  • The Climate Principles Progress Review 2011 26 January 2011

    Date:
    26 January 2011

    The Climate Group release the Climate Principles Progress Review 2011 in Davos, Switzerland, which looks at each of the Climate Principles in turn.

  • CCS: Mobilising Private Sector Finance 20 September 2010

    Date:
    20 September 2010

    The Climate Group and the Ecofin Research Foundation are working on a joint initiative to assess, and possibly stimulate, private sector financing for first generation industrial scale carbon, capture and storage (CCS) projects. This brief report provides an overview of initial findings from a European perspective.

  • Climate Change and Finance in India 13 May 2010

    Date:
    13 May 2010

    The Climate Group, with the Indian Banks' Association, and with help from PricewaterhouseCoopers, release a report outlining best practice in the finance industry in India and recommended action for banks to accelerate to a low carbon economy.

  • The Climate Principles Progress Review 2010 23 January 2010

    Date:
    23 January 2010

    The Climate Principles is the finance industry's landmark response to dealing with the risks and opportunities of climate change. One year later, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has undertaken an independent review of progress made against the Climate Principles by the founding group.

  • Cutting the Cost: The economic benefits of collaborative action on climate change 21 September 2009

    Date:
    21 September 2009

    Global collaboration can significantly cut the cost of mitigation and increase both GDP and employment in all major economies.