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Businesses need to value water - report
01 November 2012Businesses have been urged to step up efforts to understand the importance of water to their operations by a new report that argues that the true value of the commodity is not reflected in its price.
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Banks must disclose their 'financed emissions' – RAN
31 October 2012The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has urged big banks to disclose and reduce emissions from their lending, underwriting and investing activities.
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Sandy US insured losses up to $15bn - AIR
31 October 2012AIR Worldwide has estimated that insured losses from Sandy to onshore properties in the US will be between $7 billion and $15 billion.
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Shale gas can help boost renewables: asset manager
31 October 2012The boom in shale gas has the potential to boost the renewables industry, according to Impax Asset Management, which sees immediate investment opportunities in helping limit fracking's environmental impact.
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CCS shortlist leaves out one of the UK favourites
30 October 2012The UK government has drawn up a shortlist of four projects in the running for its £1 billion ($1.6 billion) carbon capture and storage (CCS) funding competition, but has shunned a bid widely seen as one of the likely winners.
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Investors eye REITs to finance US solar projects
30 October 2012The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could soon allow renewable energy sponsors to use real estate investment trusts (REITs) to finance their projects, according to one financing expert.
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Insured losses from Hurricane Sandy could reach $10bn
29 October 2012Hurricane Sandy is expected to cause between $5 billion and $10 billion in insured losses and between $10 billion and $20 billion in total economic damages, according to an early estimate by catastrophe risk modelling firm Eqecat.
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Advanced biofuels tie-up to boost industry
29 October 2012A next-generation biofuels producer has formed a strategic partnership with the world's largest supplier of industrial enzymes in a move they hope will kickstart the sector's growth.
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Sacramento, Atlanta adopt PACE programmes
29 October 2012Two more major US metropolitan areas have opted to set up Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bond programmes to finance a pool of projects that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars and eventually be sold via a securitisation.
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Finnish wind company files for IPO
29 October 2012Wind power developer Ilmatar has announced an initial public offering (IPO) – a first push in the company's strategy to raise €250 million ($323 million) over the coming year.