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U.N. climate fund approves first projects ahead of Paris summit

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2015

A multi-billion dollar fund set up by the United Nations to help poor countries tackle climate change on Friday approved its first eight projects, which will receive $168 million, a key step before a global climate summit starts on Nov. 30....

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India wants Paris climate change pact to recognise its need for growth, funding

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 6, 2015

India has demanded that the climate change pact to be agreed upon at the UN-sponsored climate meet in Paris (COP-21) in December should recognise its need for growth, assign differentiated responsibilities on countries based on their carbon emissions in the past, enhance the...

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BlackRock to promote climate bonds in impact investment drive

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2015

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has become the latest partner in a global initiative to promote the growing market for green bonds.

The investor giant, which manages $4.5tr of assets worldwide, yesterday confirmed it is the newest member of the Climate...

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SoftBank debuts in Indian solar market

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 4, 2015

Japan's SoftBank, which had announced its entry into the with an investment of $20 billion, has made its first bid - for...

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