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Global Carbon – Autumn 2012
18 September 2012The latest issue of our new quarterly carbon markets and finance publication is now available online.
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State, federal incentives needed for US offshore wind – report
17 September 2012The US federal and state governments must shore up financial incentives to support the country's slowly developing offshore wind energy sector, according to a new report.
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Best Buy no longer a good buy
17 September 2012US electronics retailer Best Buy is one of the seven companies to be ejected from the FTSE4Good responsible investment index in its semi-annual review, announced today.
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More leading companies use 100% renewables – survey
14 September 2012A growing number of large corporations are sourcing all their electricity from renewable sources, but a majority of leading firms still use only a small amount of clean energy, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) survey.
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Better PTC policy could help with renewables grid congestion – ICF
14 September 2012A stable federal tax credit policy for the wind industry could help ease congestion on the US electricity transmission grid, according to consultancy ICF International.
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Pacific Northwest, Texas wind farms most at risk of shutdowns
14 September 2012Wind developers in the Pacific Northwest and Texas are most vulnerable to costly forced shutdowns due to grid capacity or lack of demand, according to consultancy ICF International.
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SocGen, GSK dropped from sustainability index
13 September 2012Bank Société Générale and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline have been deleted from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) family, while Microsoft and clothes retailer Target were among the largest additions.
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Wind energy assets underperforming, say investors
13 September 2012Investors in renewable energy say most solar photovoltaic (PV) installations have performed as well, if not better, than expected, but wind farms have generally performed worse than consultants have predicted.
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Private equity funds, investors see growing ESG focus
13 September 2012Almost all private equity funds expect to pay greater attention to management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in future, according to a new study.
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Nestlé, Bayer ace CDP as climate concerns rise
13 September 2012Nestlé and Bayer are the first companies to have scored full marks in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) global ranking, and its latest results show that a rising number of big companies acknowledge climate change as a risk.