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UK's £5bn waste-to-energy opportunity
16 July 2014A £5 billion ($8.6 billion) investment gap has been identified in the UK's waste sector over the next six years.
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Insurers face claims of $1bn from storms in Germany and Texas
16 July 2014German insurers could face a hit of about €650 million ($887 million) as a result of claims from June's Ela storm, according to industry estimates.
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WTO boost to Chinese solar stocks to prove 'temporary'
16 July 2014A surge in Chinese solar stocks following Monday's ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that US import taxes on their products broke global trade rules will soon be reversed, it was claimed today.
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Increasing evidence that environmental risks are 'material'
15 July 2014Evidence is mounting that environmental risks are becoming material to business and the economy as a whole, a report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme has warned.
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Clean energy investment jumps in second quarter
15 July 2014Investment in clean energy in the second quarter of this year was the highest for any quarter since April–June 2012, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Energy duo says Thailand is 'next France' with $200m wind investment
14 July 2014Two renewables firms have teamed up to develop wind projects in Thailand, saying the country's market compares to France at the start of its renewables boom.
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Cat bond market set for a record year, after strong Q2, says Willis
11 July 2014An unprecedented $4.5 billion of catastrophe bonds were issued in the second quarter of this year, putting the market on track for a record year, according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA).
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Senate rejects attempt to repeal Australia's carbon tax
10 July 2014Australia's senate has voted down the government's attempt to repeal the controversial Carbon Pricing Mechanism or 'carbon tax'.
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European Commission backs CCS project with €300m
08 July 2014The UK's Capture Power consortium was today awarded a €300 million ($408 million) grant by the European Commission to develop its White Rose carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near Selby, Yorkshire.
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Greenstream secures licences to trade in China's carbon markets
08 July 2014Greenstream Network has been granted licences to trade emission allowances and carbon offset credits in three of China's seven pilot emissions trading programmes.