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Climate Bonds Initiative sets up energy efficiency working group
30 July 2012The Climate Bonds Initiative has set up a working group to develop criteria for the certification of energy efficiency-related bonds, and is expecting its solar working group to issue a standard within the next few months.
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The rising sun?
30 July 2012Japan's new feed-in tariffs promise a solar gold-rush, although the incumbent electric utilities may yet throw up barriers. Joshua Speckman reports
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Germany, Italy 'good prospects' for SRI growth – Dexia
27 July 2012Germany and Italy could be the next hotspots for growth in socially responsible investment (SRI) in Europe, according to a leading asset manager.
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Credit Suisse commits $300m to US small-scale solar
27 July 2012Credit Suisse has provided two solar photovoltaic (PV) installers with financing to help them roll out small-scale systems in the US.
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Sandbag calls for 'carbon-neutral Olympic legacy' from ArcelorMittal
27 July 2012Environmental groups Sandbag and the Low Carbon Community Network (LCCN) have called upon ArcelorMittal to use a fraction of its huge bank of surplus EU allowances (EUAs) to make the Olympics carbon neutral.
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Decentralised energy projects attract investors
26 July 2012Investors are "queuing up" to put their money into decentralised energy projects, according to one of the UK's leading energy services companies (ESCOs).
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UK opens consultation on mandatory GHG reporting
26 July 2012The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has opened a three-month consultation on its planned regulation on mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting.
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FTSE plans 'resource efficiency supercycle' product push
26 July 2012Index provider FTSE is developing a series of products to help investors understand and profit from the "resource efficiency supercycle", according to the new head of its ESG Service Unit.
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European corporates see environmental risk rising
25 July 2012Environmental risk is second only to terrorism and political violence as a pressing concern for European business leaders, according to research by global insurance group ACE.
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UK climate ministry wins battle over onshore wind subsidies
25 July 2012The UK's Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has succeeded in holding cuts to onshore wind subsidies at 10% – winning a battle with the finance ministry, which wanted deeper cuts.