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Biofuels on the brink
03 March 2012Investors have rushed into biofuels IPOs in the US in recent months – but the nascent industry is at a crossroads. Felicity Carus reports
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Water scarcity an investment risk for UK utilities – S&P
02 March 2012The effects of climate change and water scarcity in the east of England pose investment risks for utilities, according to Standard and Poor's.
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EIB to lend €250m to Chinese sustainable forestry
02 March 2012The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend €250 million ($330 million) to sustainable forestry projects in China.
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Putting pellets out to market
02 March 2012The use of biomass by the power sector is growing fast – but creating an active market in wood pellets is proving a challenge. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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FTSE launches new carbon indexes
01 March 2012Index provider FTSE has launched four carbon indexes to help investors reduce long-term climate change risks.
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ICAP acquires biofuels broker
01 March 2012ICAP Energy will launch its first services in the European alternative fuels market after acquiring biofuels broker Sun Commodities for an undisclosed sum.
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Vontobel drops renewables, favours water, in clean-tech fund
29 February 2012A clean-tech equity investment fund operated by Swiss asset management firm Vontobel has cut its exposure to renewable energy companies, while boosting its holdings in the water sector.
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Water investments poised for dramatic growth
28 February 2012Global investment in water supply infrastructure needs to increase from around $580 billion a year to more than $1,000 billion by 2025, according to the OECD. These figures dwarf those needed for roads and electricity, said Anthony Cox, head of the environment and economy integration division in the organisation's environment directorate.
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Nanotechnology moves into the marketplace
28 February 2012Nanotech has the potential to transform the efficiency of a whole sweep of industrial sectors, says Ilya Golubovich
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The integration game
23 February 2012MSCI's head of ESG Remy Briand tells Mark Nicholls how the investment giant promises to take ESG integration to the next level.