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One third of PE trade buyers not carrying out environmental due diligence
14 January 2013One in three corporate acquirers of companies from private equity firms do not generally carry out environmental due diligence, according to a survey for the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Clean energy investment down 11% in 2012 but China, Japan outperform – BNEF
14 January 2013Investments in clean energy leapt in China, Japan and South Africa last year, but overall investments in the sector fell 11%, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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UK's Green Investment Bank taps Morgan Stanley's Mansley
11 January 2013Senior renewables banker Robert Mansley is to join the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) as head of capital markets.
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Clean energy investment slumps in 2012 despite Q4 rally
11 January 2013Global investment in clean energy fell 14% in 2012, despite a rally in the fourth quarter triggered by project financing, according to VB Research's Clean Energy Pipeline.
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World Bank forest fund gets $180 million boost
11 January 2013An initiative set up to reward developing countries for preserving forests has received a $180 million boost, in a move that has increased its funding by more than a third.
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China's solar plan triggers investor excitement
10 January 2013China's aim to more than double its solar power capacity this year has sparked a rally in the troubled sector, amid "market consensus" the country will significantly raise its 2015 solar target, according to one investor.
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Retail investors back US renewables projects via new marketplace
10 January 2013A new investment model aims to give individual investors typically locked out of the clean energy sector a chance to finance US solar projects.
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PTC tweak sees US developer target 500MW of new capacity
10 January 2013A US wind developer is embarking on a major expansion following a favourable change to the key renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
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Hanergy closes MiaSolé acquisition
10 January 2013China's Hanergy has declared itself a global "clean energy giant" after sealing a deal to buy California-based thin-film solar panel maker MiaSolé.
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New York governor plans $1bn Green Bank
10 January 2013New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed plans to set up a Green Bank with $1 billion of funding to "spur the clean-tech economy".