January 29, 2009
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Environment Management Newsletter January 29, 2009 |
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US set for golden age of green investing, according to new research
Americans see a golden age for green investing, according to the results of the second-annual survey on environmental investing released by Allianz Global Investors, a leading global investment firm. Of the investors surveyed, 78% say we are likely to see more policies to promote business investment in new environmental technologies in the first year of the Obama Administration than we did under eight years of the Bush Administration. Further, nearly three-quarters (74%) believe the new Congress will be more supportive of policies to promote business investment in new environmental technologies ... |
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Largest US investors call for ‘green recovery’
A group of 44 investors managing over US$1.7 trillion in assets called on Congressional leaders to include significant funding for energy efficiency, clean energy and clean transportation in the economic stimulus bill being debated this week on Congress. In a letter delivered to House and Senate leaders and the Obama administration, US and European investors called for longer-term green economic incentives, including extending the renewable energy Production Tax Credit five or more years; providing substantial funding for energy efficiency programs, such as retrofitting buildings; and modernizing ... |
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