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Obama's electoral win top US environmental success of 2012
02 January 2013The re-election of US President Barack Obama was the environmental highlight of 2012, according to a top legal expert.
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Solar will help UK hit 2020 renewables target – government
31 December 2012A boom in wind and solar production has left the UK on track to hit an "ambitious" target of generating 15% of its energy from renewables by the end of the decade, the government has claimed.
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US renewables policies set to come under attack in 2013
24 December 2012Clean energy advocates are preparing to defend state renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in 2013 from conservative groups intent on dismantling them.
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US gears up for carbon tax fight
21 December 2012A major battle will erupt in 2013 over whether the US should implement a national carbon tax, observers have warned.
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Administration, not Congress to lead on clean energy, climate
21 December 2012The next US Congress will likely nibble around the edges of clean energy policy, but climate and energy policy is more likely to come from the Obama administration than the incoming legislature in 2013, experts predict.
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Chu urges Congress to extend MLPs to renewables, renew PTC
20 December 2012US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has made a strong pitch for Congress to allow master limited partnerships (MLPs) to finance renewable energy projects.
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UK Green Investment Bank backs offshore wind, Drax with first loans
20 December 2012The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has agreed its first two loans since its official launch last month.
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Looking back on 2012
20 December 2012The collapse of the carbon price? SolarCity's IPO? Musical chairs in the SRI world? Mark Nicholls looks at the peaks and troughs of an eventful year.
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Crédit Agricole launches new sector policies, excludes Arctic drilling
20 December 2012Crédit Agricole has introduced social and environmental policies covering a number of energy sectors, including exclusions on financing offshore Arctic drilling, oil sands exploitation and 'sub critical' coal-fired power plants.
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Putting REITs through their PACEs
20 December 2012Combining real estate investment trusts with Property Assessed Clean Energy financing could unlock a flood of finance for US solar power. Michael Wallander and Morrie Brown explain