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Proposed ISO criteria get cool response from bioenergy sector
14 January 2010European bioenergy organisations have expressed concerns about plans by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for a new standard to address sustainability issues linked to bioenergy.
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Invest in wind stocks, avoid solar, says Jefferies
07 January 2010Investors should avoid the solar sector in the early part of this year, according to equity analysts at investment bank Jefferies International, but wind energy companies may be a good bet as orders are expected to surge.
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Clean-tech investors favoured energy efficiency in 2009
07 January 2010Clean technology investors ploughed money into the energy efficiency, transportation and power storage sectors in 2009, at the expense of more traditional renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind, according to end-of-year reports from two analysis firms.
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Shareholders moving behind TEP, Leaf merger
17 December 2009Another listed carbon trader could be set to disappear, with investors representing a majority of shares in Trading Emissions Plc (TEP) and Leaf Clean Energy backing management plans for a merger.
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Impax unveils US distribution deal and new funds
17 December 2009UK-based environmental investor Impax Asset Management has announced a distribution agreement with Milwaukee-based Titanium Asset Management, and two funds aimed at the US market.
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Impax assets surge on environmental investment boom
10 December 2009Environmental investment manager Impax saw its assets under management grow 15% to £1.26 billion ($2.30 billion) in the year ending 30 September 2009. The growth has continued since then, with assets reaching £1.42 billion on 30 November.
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Commission backs six sites for carbon capture and storage
10 December 2009The European Commission has named the six carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects that will receive a share of the €1.05 billion ($1.55 billion) in funding from the €4 billion set aside for energy projects in the EU economic-stimulus package.
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CDP water initiative exposes disclosure challenges
05 December 2009Investors have welcomed the launch of a water disclosure programme by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), but the initiative exposes a plethora of challenges in understanding the risks and opportunities associated with water scarcity.
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ESG can boost financial performance - Mercer
05 December 2009Taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into account can improve the financial performance of investments, according to a survey of academic research by consultancy Mercer.
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The adaptation imperative
05 December 2009Companies will not only increasingly have to mitigate climate change, they will also have to adapt to it. But what questions should their shareholders be asking? Rory Sullivan, David Russell and Seb Beloe summarise the first report of its kind on the adaption question