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Sustainability increasingly important for German investors
04 July 2014More than half of German institutional investors say they are now factoring sustainability criteria into their investment decisions, research has revealed.
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Is GDF's green bond issue really green?
03 July 2014The proceeds of GDF Suez's €2.5 billion green bond will help finance a Brazilian dam that Ryan Brightwell and Zachary Hurwitz argue will damage the environment
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Pledges expected this year for $100bn Green Climate Fund
03 July 2014The UN-backed Green Climate Fund has announced that it will take pledges for the fund in November, following a meeting of "interested contributors" this week.
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Goldman Sachs contributes to $140m fundraising for Indian renewables firm
03 July 2014Goldman Sachs has made a second investment into solar and wind firm ReNew Power Ventures, helping it raise $140 million.
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Camco and EISER to manage £95m African renewables fund
03 July 2014Camco Clean Energy and EISER Infrastructure Partners have been selected to jointly manage the Green Africa Power (GAP) renewables fund.
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Italy's solar subsidy cuts 'cripple investor confidence', warns Photon
03 July 2014Italy's planned retroactive solar subsidy cuts have been branded "a fatal blow" to investor confidence in the sector.
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Insurers call for more spending to reduce natural disaster costs
02 July 2014Increased investment to improve resilience to natural hazards has been called for by a group of international insurers.
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Cleantech fund invests €7m in energy efficiency firm
02 July 2014A cleantech and resource efficiency fund has invested €7 million in a firm that specialises in making equipment to improve energy efficiency in buildings.
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GE buys UK advanced anaerobic digestion firm
02 July 2014Industrial giant General Electric Company (GE) is to acquire Monsal – a renewables firm based in the UK.
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Ex-Barclays carbon specialist launches advisory firm
02 July 2014Louis Redshaw, the former head of environmental markets at Barclays, has set up a new company – Redshaw Advisors – to provide risk management services to participants in the carbon markets.