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Sustainability fund breaks through €400m barrier
09 January 2014A sustainability fund run by a German family office has seen its firepower pass the €400 million ($544.1 million) mark.
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Swiss utility buys stake in German offshore wind project
09 January 2014A Swiss utility has acquired a stake in the planned Butendiek offshore wind farm from its developer.
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Backloading to drive '15% global carbon market growth in 2014'
08 January 2014The 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.
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Japanese trading firm buys 90% stake in US wind project
08 January 2014One of Japan's largest trading houses has acquired a 90% stake in a wind farm developed by EDF Renewable Energy.
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Notenstein launches 10 sustainable funds
07 January 2014Notenstein Private Bank has launched 10 sustainable equity funds, marking the first time it has offered such products to institutional investors.
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A guide through the energy efficiency maze
07 January 2014Steven Fawkes' new book aims to explain the intricacies of the complicated but increasingly important world of energy efficiency. His work is reviewed by Stephen Hibbert
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Tidal power firm is latest to plan public listing
07 January 2014A tidal power project developer and turbine maker is the latest renewables company to eye a stock market flotation.
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2014 to 'mark beginnings of new climate change agenda' – HSBC
06 January 2014Pressure to cut investment in new coal assets will grow, and the march of the green bond market will continue in 2014, as the "beginnings of a new climate agenda" emerge, analysts at HSBC have forecast.
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BlackRock's renewables infrastructure fund 'reaches close'
06 January 2014Asset manager BlackRock's first renewable energy infrastructure fund has reportedly reached a final close.
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Brazil's first solar auction completed
03 January 2014The Brazilian state of Pernambuco has awarded developers contracts to build 123MW of solar power for an average price of R$229 (US$96) in the country's first solar auction.