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Boutique questions renewables commitment
20 March 2012Senior management at GC Andersen Partners are mulling whether the boutique investment firm should stick to its commitment to dedicate about one third of its resources to the clean technology and alternative energy sector, according to one partner.
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Clean energy investors should look to Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama
20 March 2012Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama have been ranked the most attractive countries for clean energy investments in Latin America and the Caribbean by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Multilateral Investment Fund.
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US biofuels set to outshine geothermal, say financiers
20 March 2012The investment future is bright for the US biofuels sector, but the geothermal industry will continue to struggle, according to financiers.
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HSBC tips energy efficiency sector
19 March 2012Climate theme investors should switch out of low-carbon energy production into energy efficiency and energy management, according to analysts at HSBC.
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Digging out demand
17 March 2012Uncertain demand for forest carbon credits is making project developers seek alternative sources of finance. Christopher Cundy reports
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MEPs back 2050 low-carbon roadmap, tightening carbon market
16 March 2012Europe's elected officials have strongly endorsed the low-carbon 'roadmap' to 2050 that was rejected by Poland last week, and called on the European Commission to shore up the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS).
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Carbon financiers eye donors as new source of finance
15 March 2012Carbon project developers are looking to tap into the growing emphasis by donors on 'results-based' aid to help finance emissions reduction projects in poor countries that offer health or other social benefits.
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EPA pursuing 'worst option' for emissions controls, says Forrister
15 March 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) New Source Performance Standards are the worst of all the options available for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, said Dirk Forrister, the incoming president of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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UK's biomass industry calls for "serious policy intervention"
15 March 2012The UK biomass industry has urged the government to clarify subsidies for biomass energy generation and help develop sustainability standards for feedstocks.
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US to add 25GW of solar power by 2017
15 March 2012The US solar market will continue to experience significant growth over the next five years, despite the expiration of a key federal subsidy programme, according to a report released on Wednesday.