New York Times on 01/30/10: Climate Change and the S.E.C.
There were predictable howls after the Securities and Exchange Commission told publicly held companies they should warn investors of any potential effects from climate change on their bottom lines. More
New York Times on 01/27/10: S.E.C. Adds Climate Risk to Disclosure List
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday for the first time that public companies should warn investors of any serious risks that global warming might pose to their businesses. More
Business Week on 01/27/10: SEC Sets Corporate Climate-Change Disclosure Standard (Update1)
Companies must consider the effects of global warming and efforts to curb climate change when disclosing business risks to investors, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said. More
TIME on 01/15/10: After Copenhagen, Getting Business into Green Tech
This was the fourth Investor Summit on Climate Risk, occurring after Copenhagen, before the
U.S. Senate begins its real work on climate legislation this year and
just as investors begin to climb out of the recession. Investors, especially large-scale
institutional funds that need to worry about the long term, are ready
to bet on cutting carbon — but impatient. More
The New York Times on 01/14/10: White House Will Press Ahead With Climate Bill, U.S. Negotiator Tells Investors
U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern today urged nations that signed the
Copenhagen Accord to submit their greenhouse gas emissions-reduction
targets and to hammer out details critical to implementing the broad
agreement. More
The Wall Street Journal on 01/14/10: Clean Economy Investors At UN Conference Seek Market Clarity
Investors representing $13 trillion in assets Thursday said they are
eager to invest in a low-carbon economy, but they need the certainty
and transparency of a legally binding agreement "with ambitious
greenhouse gas emission-reduction targets." More
CNBC (via UN Dispatch) on 01/14/10: Ted Turner and Sen Tim Wirth at the UN Today for Investors Summit on Climate Risk
Haiti has justifiably been taking up alot of energy and focus of the United Nations over the last two days. But it is worth noting that there has been a long scheduled meeting of entrepreneurs and investors concerned about climate change at the UN today.Earlier this morning, UN Foundation President Tim Wirth and Board Chair Ted Turner discussed both Haiti and today's summit on CNBC. Watch
The Guardian on 01/14/10: Investors urge governments to take immediate action on climate change
Over 450 investors controlling $13tn of assets yesterday urged world governments to pre-empt an international climate change
treaty and take immediate action on global warming, or risk losing the
opportunity to establish a clean and sustainable low-carbon economy. More
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