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The fossil-fuelled feed-in tariff
05 October 2012Indonesia is mulling a novel approach to supporting renewable energy development that could replace donor and government funds with private investment. Wilson Rickerson and Georges Beukering explain
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The billion-dollar question
05 October 2012The numbers are certainly eye-catching – but what do US banks' environmental investment goals mean for how they do business, and for the ability of the low-carbon economy to raise finance? Gloria Gonzalez and Mark Nicholls report
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After the drought
05 October 2012This summer's heat and drought has hit US crop yields hard – and it has spurred interest in weather risk management from the agricultural sector. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Forging alliances: green growth and public-private finance
05 October 2012Thomas Kerr explains how the Green Growth Action Alliance aims to help emerging economies tap private sector low-carbon investment
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European sustainable investment grows, says Eurosif
04 October 2012More money is flowing into sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) strategies in Europe, according to the latest figures from the European Forum for Sustainable Investment (Eurosif).
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Clean energy M&A up in Q3, overall investments fall
04 October 2012Four large deals in the recycling and waste sector prompted a quarterly rise in clean energy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) figures, but project finance, private equity and public markets activity in the sector have all slumped to three-year lows, according to VB Research.
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MSCI expands ESG research coverage to fixed income
04 October 2012Index provider MSCI has expanded its environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis tools to include fixed income.
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Arguments over Chinese solar tariffs intensify ahead of final ruling
04 October 2012The US solar industry has only itself to blame for its financial struggles, according to opponents of penalties on Chinese solar imports – an argument that one US producer called a "fairy tale".
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Industrial giants getting greener – PA
04 October 2012Siemens, ABB, GE and Alstom have all improved their sustainability performance over the last two years, according to PA Consulting, but more can be done to make them truly 'green' businesses.
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Backdated solar tariffs send small businesses to the wall
04 October 2012Small US solar companies are getting slammed by the penalties imposed on Chinese imports, trade commissioners heard this week.