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P8 told to cut developing world’s carbon

Gareth Thomas, Minister of State with the Department for International Development in the United Kingdom, has urged pension funds to help boost private funding for low carbon investments in the developing world, calling on the group of investors at the P8 Summit to consider potential public financing mechanisms emerging from the private sector, including advanced […]

Amanda WhiteNovember 4, 2009

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Pension funds to talk climate change with the Prince

The P8, a group of 12 of the world’s largest pension funds tasked with influencing policy makers on climate change, will meet in London next week for a two-day conference convened by its patron, Prince Charles, in the last meeting of the group before the Copenhagen conference of political leaders.

Amanda WhiteOctober 21, 2009

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CalPERS considers water bonds

The $178 billion CalPERS is considering inflation-linked assets, such as the water bonds issued by the World Bank, as part of an over-riding view to allocate capital to climate change initiatives.

Amanda WhiteJuly 15, 2009