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  • 22GW of missed capacity if renewable tax break ends, says SEIA

    16 September 2015

    The amount of solar power capacity constructed in the US could be hit by up to 22GW if a form of incentive known as Investment Tax Credits (ITC) is allowed to expire at the end of 2016, according to research.

  • Renewables to attract $8trn by 2040, says BNEF

    24 June 2015

    Renewables will represent almost 60% of new capacity and two-thirds of the investment in global power generation over the next 25 years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Clean energy investment falls 15%, but oil rout not to blame, says BNEF

    10 April 2015

    Investment in clean energy dropped 15% in the first quarter of 2015 – but the slump in oil price was not the cause, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Clean energy investment jumps in second quarter

    15 July 2014

    Investment 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).

  • Lighting and energy storage companies in line for takeovers, says VC investor

    27 February 2014

    Most mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the cleantech sector in coming years are likely to focus on makers of low-energy lighting and energy storage technologies, investors have been told.

  • Clean energy investments slump 12% in 2013 - BNEF

    15 January 2014

    Global investment in clean energy fell 12% to $254 billion in 2013, according to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This follows a decline of about 9% between 2011 and 2012.

  • Backloading to drive '15% global carbon market growth in 2014'

    08 January 2014

    The value of the global carbon markets will rise this year for the first time since 2011 as a result of an agreement to boost the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), analysts have forecast.

  • So far, so good...

    12 December 2013

    It's been a solid first year for California's cap-and-trade scheme, and market participants are upbeat about 2014, when new buyers will likely emerge and the programme will link with Quebec. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

  • Poland must lead at UN climate talks

    11 November 2013

    As COP19 begins, getting the right financial frameworks in place is crucial to a global climate deal, argues Stephanie Pfeifer

  • Clean energy investment set to fall in 2013 – BNEF

    14 October 2013

    Global investment in clean energy is set for a second successive annual fall after plunging 20% in the third quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).