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Forty shades of green: how ‘ethical’ are ethical funds?
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 by Gareth Flanagan
The critics say that ethical funds are not transparent enough to convince investors they are genuinely green, or that the screening process limits the number of companies available to ethical fund managers, and therefore hampers their ability to maximise returns.
Friends of the Earth: Europe can cut carbon emissions by 40%
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by John DohertyEurope is capable of cutting its carbon emissions by 40% by 2020, according to a new study by Friends of the Earth and the Stockholm Environment Institute, published at this week’s Copenhagen climate change conference.
Europe’s current commitment is to reduce emissions by just 20%, compared to 1990 levels.
Pre-Budget Report favours renewable energies
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by John DohertyThe Chancellor has announced in his pre-budget report an additional £400m in funding for low-carbon growth initiatives and carbon reduction initiatives at domestic level.
This brings to over £15bn the amount of private and public investment in the low-carbon and renewable energy sectors over the next three years.
Bankers' Bonuses May Attract Windfall Tax – What is your opinion?
Monday, December 7th, 2009 by Gareth Flanagan
Speculation on RBS giving bonuses to bankers this year has developed different opinions. Let us hear your comments!
Ethical tax on financial transactions could fuel renewable energy
Friday, December 4th, 2009 by John DohertyAn ethical tax designed to raise up to 20 billion euros a year could be the key to funding renewable energy projects in the world’s poorer regions, according to proposals by the French delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next week.
The French concept of a ‘justice-climate’ plan could be funded by a tax on financial transactions, similar to that once proposed by the Nobel prizewinning economist James Tobin.
New eco-tax on way as Copenhagen hots up for climate week
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 by John DohertyThe government has promised a new personal tax to help the environment, in the week when Copenhagen gears up for its international conference on climate change. The new ‘eco-tax’ would aim to vastly reduce the amount of plastic in circulation, by imposing a charge on the use of plastic carrier bags in shops and supermarkets. Despite [...]
Small steps will lead to big difference on the road to climate change
Friday, November 13th, 2009 by Tommy Murphy
Don’t knock ‘eco gestures’ – on the long journey toward practical solutions on climate change we need to begin with small steps in our daily lives. Starting with small steps by changing attitudes to climate change, we will get there.
Interest in ethical investment tempered by scepticism
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 by Gareth FlanaganSeventy per cent of people in Great Britain consider their outlook and lifestyle to be green and ethical, and 49% of people with savings and investments would like to make a difference with their money by making an ethical investment. These are the findings of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) published this [...]
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