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Asian investors get climate finance boost
16 October 2012A new initiative to improve the investment environment for climate finance in Asia is to be launched next month.
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Camco rebrands as it ramps up clean energy focus
16 October 2012London-listed project developer Camco International has renamed itself Camco Clean Energy, as the firm moves to distance itself from its roots as a pure carbon play.
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Voting open in 13th Environmental Finance rankings
15 October 2012Voting has opened in the annual Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance market rankings – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.
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CDM market 'not on the verge of collapse' – Figueres
15 October 2012UN climate chief Christiana Figueres denied the carbon market created by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was in danger of collapse – but admitted its problems are unlikely to be resolved in Doha next month.
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Solyndra sues Chinese rivals for $1.5bn
15 October 2012Solyndra is seeking $1.5 billion in compensation from three Chinese solar firms it says "entered into a conspiracy" to monopolise the US solar panel market.
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US-China tension could complicate climate efforts
15 October 2012Political changes in both the US and China could potentially undermine the growth of the clean energy sector and the ability of the two countries to work together to transition to a low-carbon economy, according to foreign policy experts.
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Breaking the ice on Arctic lending policies
12 October 2012The natural resources sector is eager to exploit a thawing Arctic – but are the environmental risks too great for the banks to offer finance? Christopher Cundy reports
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Draft Equator Principles code 'too cautious'
12 October 2012A proposed update to a voluntary code of practice for banks' project finance activities has been branded disappointing amid claims it fails to make a meaningful commitment to tackling climate change.
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EIB consults on energy lending policy
12 October 2012The European Investment Bank (EIB) has opened a consultation on its lending policy for the energy sector, posing questions over its future commitment to renewables financing.
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Putting the onus on the producers
12 October 2012Recycling rates in the US have stalled – and municipalities don't have the financial resources to kickstart them. It's time to hold producers to account, says Conrad MacKerron