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Winners of Environmental Finance's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings see better times ahead
17 June 2015Sentiment in the voluntary carbon market remains bullish despite prices continuing to come under pressure, according to the latest survey of the market by Environmental Finance.
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ESB Novusmodus and Ludgate exit agritech firm
16 June 2015Two environmentally-themed funds have announced the sale of Lumicity, the agritech energy services provider, to the company's management team and energy giant RWE.
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Apax prepares to exit from bioenergy firm Albioma
08 June 2015Private equity fund Apax France VI is to distribute more than 95% of its holding in bioenergy company Albioma to investors in the fund.
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SunEdison to acquire majority stakes in three South African renewables projects
26 May 2015Energy firm SunEdison is set to buy 60% of the controlling interest in three power plants owned by BioTherm Energy, a South African power producer of wind and solar energy.
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Why the Paris climate summit will boost REDD+
20 May 2015An agreement in Paris could build on the achievements of the Warsaw Pact for REDD+ Action, and could prove a game changer for forestry, argues Mariama Vendramini
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Abengoa's Sanchez Ortega quits, prompting reshuffle
19 May 2015Manuel Sanchez Ortega has resigned as CEO of Abengoa and as chair of its yieldco Abengoa Yield (ABY) for "strictly personal reasons", prompting a rapid management shake-up at both companies.
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GIB and Ireland's ESB back £190m UK biomass plant
24 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) as equity investors in a £190 million ($283 million) biomass power project in the port of Tilbury, near London.
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UK's first refuse-derived gasification plant wins project finance
02 March 2015A "landmark" deal has secured the first ever project financing for a UK gasification plant that derives its feedstock from refuse.
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EU energy, climate change plans get mixed reception
26 February 2015Industry and NGOs have given a mixed reception to the European Commission's new proposals to improve energy security and reduce carbon emissions within the EU.
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GIB in £100m community-scale funding drive
17 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a £100 million ($154 million) initiative which it claims will be the largest single source of equity funding for community-scale renewables in the country.