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How Insurance Broker A.J Gallagher Cleans Up on Clean Coal Subsidies: Reuters

Earlier this year, the chief financial officer of global insurance giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. explained to analysts how the company had turned a little-known U.S. energy subsidy into a profit machine, worth hundreds of millions of dollars to …

Investors Should Support Global Warming Fight, UN Climate Chief Says

Institutional investors managing trillions of dollars should shift their portfolios away from fossil fuel investments toward cleaner energy sources to put a stop to the dangerous rise in global temperatures causing climate change, the United Nations’ climate chief said on …

Zurich Insurance Boosts Investment in Clean Energy Bonds

Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest insurer, said it will spend as much as $1 billion on green bonds, making it the largest investor in such clean-power securities. The insurer has appointed BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, to …

Energi, CapX Partners Launch Online Platform for Energy Savings Projects

CapX Partners has launched a new online platform called Energy Conservation and Performance (E-CAP), to help building owners, ESCOs, contractors and engineers secure financing for their energy savings projects. Partnering with energy insurer Energi, the E-CAP Platform will incorporate Energi’s …

California Fund Proposes Insurance to Stimulate Clean Energy Investments

Finding the capital to get a new power plant in the ground is no small task for any company, but for developers aiming to use emerging clean energy technologies, the challenges are even greater. A California clean energy fund, CalCEF, …