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PACE bonds back on the table?
03 May 2012US federal regulators will likely have to retreat from their objections to municipal bond programmes that pay the upfront costs for renewable energy and efficiency retrofits, experts said, allowing the financing mechanism to be more widely utilised.
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Forests' inflation, correlation appeal attracts pension funds
03 May 2012Pension funds are increasingly attracted to forestry investments because of their low correlation with equity and bond markets, and because of the inflation hedge they offer, according to fund managers and investors.
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Korea passes emissions trading bill
03 May 2012After more than a year of delays, South Korea passed a law on Wednesday that mandates the 2015 launch of an emissions trading scheme (ETS), making the country the third in the Asia-Pacific region, and the first in Asia, to pass such legislation.
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US closes in on 50GW of wind
03 May 2012The US wind sector is inching closer to the 50GW mark for total installed capacity after a strong first quarter, with developers rushing to take advantage of the production tax credit (PTC) ahead of its pending expiry, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
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NGOs slam US banks for increasing coal financing
03 May 2012Three US banks have increased their financing of coal power and mountaintop removal mining (MTR) companies, according to an NGO report.
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US solar developers face financing bottleneck
02 May 2012Developers of solar energy projects may be forced to navigate a tight market for tax equity financing sooner than they expect – if they fail to meet US government requirements to remain eligible for the '1603' cash grant.
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Sustainable Timber & Energy issue oversubscribed
01 May 2012The UK's FIM Services has closed fundraising for its Sustainable Timber & Energy LP fund having raised £20.2 million ($32.9 million) against a target of £20 million. The fund now has total assets of more than £65 million, invested mostly in a portfolio of 55 UK forestry properties and two onshore windfarms in Scotland.
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Energy, water top of North African agenda – EBRD
01 May 2012Installing renewable energy and improving energy and water efficiency will be a key focus of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as it deploys to four Mediterranean countries.
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US, Italy, Spain challenged in meeting clean energy targets
01 May 2012Changes to renewable energy incentives in the US, Italy and Spain will make it harder for those countries to meet their clean energy mandates and emission reduction targets, according to Deutsche Bank.
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Governments need to get serious on energy efficiency – E3G
01 May 2012Struggling economies can drive growth and create jobs by investing in energy efficiency, but it will not happen without better government support, says a report from think-tank E3G.