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First Solar aims to raise $500m in share sale
12 June 2013First Solar plans to sell at least 8.5 million shares to the public, in an offer that could see it raise around $500 million.
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Italy urges companies to report through CDP
11 June 2013The Italian government is to "formally request" that 100 of the country's largest companies and its major cities disclose their environmental data to investors through the CDP.
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US, China agree deal to cut HFCs
10 June 2013The US and China have agreed a deal to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a group of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerants.
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Environmental services firm in €150m buy-out
10 June 2013A multinational environmental solutions company has taken full ownership of a Latin American joint-venture in a €150 million deal.
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Solar sector eyes Saudi Arabia
06 June 2013Renewable energy development in the Middle East is poised for dramatic growth, with Saudi Arabia particularly attractive for investment, solar industry specialists say.
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New head for European Environment Agency
04 June 2013The European Environment Agency, which provides information to policymakers in the European Commission and its member states, has appointed a new executive director.
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Airlines up the pressure on governments over emissions
04 June 2013A body representing the majority of global airlines has thrown its weight behind calls for a market-based mechanism to control the sector's emissions, boosting hopes that governments will also back such a move.
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Burmese opportunities
04 June 2013As Myanmar opens for foreign investment, the opportunity to pursue a sustainable development pathway is within reach – if the climate finance flows can be achieved. Joshua Speckman looks at the opportunities for investors, and finds they are abundant
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Taking the pulse of the voluntary market
09 May 2013Mark Nicholls reports on the results of Carbon Finance's latest Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings – and finds growth and innovation, but some anxiety about oversupply
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Hobley named as CMIA president
08 March 2013Anthony Hobley of law firm Norton Rose has been elected as president of the Climate Markets and Investment Association (CMIA).