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Industry welcomes DoE loan guarantee initiative
23 April 2014The US renewable energy industry has welcomed the Department of Energy's (DoE) offer of up to $4 billion in loan guarantees to leverage private sector investment in emerging technologies that will boost the US renewables market.
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Cleantech sector is emerging from consolidation – McKinsey
22 April 2014The poor performance of many cleantech equity indexes does not mean the sector is failing. Rather, much of it "is just leaving the disillusionment or consolidation phase," say analysts at consultancy McKinsey.
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DONG's Benj Sykes to co-chair UK wind forum
22 April 2014Benj Sykes of DONG Energy Wind Power is to co-chair the UK Government's Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC).
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Energy and carbon market veterans join renewables advisory firm
22 April 2014Two more former bankers and carbon market specialists have joined Megawatt-X, a London-based start-up aiming to facilitate secondary market transactions in renewable energy assets.
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Wind and solar stocks should be on investors' radar, claims HSBC
17 April 2014Wind and solar have been identified as the most attractive climate-related themes for investors by a new 'Climate Radar' research tool developed by HSBC.
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More banks and institutions will lend to renewables, says Credit Agricole
17 April 2014The number of banks and institutional investors that finance renewables projects is set to rise as they become more comfortable with the technology, a leading project financier told Environmental Finance.
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Voting opens for the Annual Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings
17 April 2014Environmental Finance is conducting its annual rankings of the voluntary carbon markets, polling our readers on the leading project developers, traders, wholesalers, advisors, verifiers and other service providers active in these markets.
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EU adopts ESG reporting law for large companies
15 April 2014The European Parliament today waved through a law demanding that large companies must disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related information.
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GRI welcomes call for increased environmental disclosure in Australia
09 April 2014The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has welcomed the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) call for companies to improve their disclosure of environmental and social risks.
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Loan fund created to spur carbon finance for clean cookstoves
08 April 2014A not-for-profit loan fund has been set up to help clean cookstove projects negotiate the carbon crediting process.