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Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar
12 February 2015Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.
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Optimism prompts new spot exchange for EU ETS
11 February 2015The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has seen a new spot exchange launched, in a growing sign of the market's recovery.
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China's emissions market 'to target six sectors'
11 February 2015China's national emissions trading system (ETS), will initially cover six industry sectors: power generation; steel, non-ferrous metals; building materials; chemicals; and aviation, according to a senior government official.
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Businesses must turn up the pressure ahead of Paris
11 February 2015As climate negotiators meet in Geneva, Dirk Forrister argues that businesses have a key role to play helping shape policy on the road to Paris
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GIB to publish Green Investment Handbook
11 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to launch a guidebook to help companies and investors measure the 'greenness' of their investments.
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Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry
11 February 2015Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.
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NextEnergy Solar Fund returns to market
10 February 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced plans to issue a third tranche of shares as part of its fundraising programme.
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Investors call for green bond standards
10 February 2015A group of more than 20 buyers of green bonds have called for the development of standards to help the fledgling market's rapid growth continue.
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Duke makes equity investment in commercial solar firm
10 February 2015Duke Energy has bought a majority stake in a US solar installer seeking to become "the one-stop shop" for commercial solar in the country.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 9 February 2015
09 February 2015After a quiet week in which EU allowance prices drifted lower, Louis Redshaw says there are few reasons for them to reverse direction this week.