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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.
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Down, but not out
02 July 2014Voluntary offsetting of carbon emissions is less popular than it was, according to a recent study. But most winners in Environmental Finance's latest market rankings see reasons for optimism. Graham Cooper reports
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Barclays and MSCI to launch Green Bond Index
02 July 2014Barclays has teamed up with index provider MSCI to launch a Green Bond Index in response to 'high demand' from institutional investors.
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MSCI expands ESG arm with acquisition
01 July 2014MSCI's environmental, social and government (ESG) arm is to acquire GMI Ratings – a provider of sustainability ratings and research.
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Columbia adds to spate of water bonds with $300m offering
01 July 2014The District of Columbia Water and Sewage Authority has announced plans for the fourth water-related green bond in recent weeks.
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NWB becomes the first company to launch 'annual green bond'
30 June 2014Dutch municipal bank Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) is set to follow up its inaugural €500 million ($680 million) green bond issue with an annual green bond issues.