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Trucost Special Report - Climate Change and the S&P 500

5 May 2004

"We don't expect Kyoto timeframes to be enforced in the United States but we do expect international consensus on this issue (Carbon Dioxide emissions) will prevail in the United States."                            

  Susan Tomasky, Chief Financial Officer, American Electric Power.

Trucost Special Report - Climate Change and the S&P 500

Many investors recognise climate change is an issue with wide ranging economic consequences, in particular the impact of carbon dioxide on global warming.

This Report will help Investors to Understand the Financial Implications of Climate Change. There is general consensus that companies within the United States are going to have to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Emissions controls and concomitant costs will become a reality for business sooner rather than later.

 The Report includes:

• Actual emissions figures for all 40 companies that have disclosed emissions data
• Emissions assessments for the other 458 companies in the index
• Analysis of the financial implications of these emissions for companies
• Detail: Top 10 emitters that do not disclose
• Detail: Total Carbon Dioxide emissions by sector
• Detail: Carbon Dioxide disclosures by sector

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The data used in this report is also available to purchase, in Microsoft Excel format, for US$500 (ex VAT). To order, or for more information, please call Rob Barker on +44 (0) 20 7321 3833 or email info@trucost.com.

You can download the KEY FINDINGS of the Report free of charge in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) by clicking here http://www.trucost.com/Trucost_SandP500keyfindings.pdf

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