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Cellulosic ethanol plant to ditch DOE loan guarantee
25 January 2012A joint venture with Dutch life sciences firm DSM has allowed biofuels producer Poet to eschew a loan guarantee from the US government.
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SEB, Daiwa top environmental bond underwriting league table
25 January 2012Sweden's SEB and Japan's Daiwa have been the two most active underwriters of environmental bonds issued by multilateral finance institutions, according to a new league table.
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Low-carbon workplace fund gets first institutional investment
24 January 2012A fund that invests in low-carbon office refurbishments around the UK has received its first institutional investment, of around £35 million ($55 million).
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EDF buys biomass plant in Germany
24 January 2012EDF Trading, the trading arm of French energy giant EDF, has bought its first biomass pellet production plant.
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Gridlock likely, 'grand bargain' possible, for US environmental policy in 2012 – Van Ness
23 January 2012While gridlock is likely to be a defining feature of US environmental and energy policy this year, 2012 is will prove critical in preparing for Congressional action next year, and will see high levels of regulatory action, according to lawyers at Van Ness Feldman.
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CBR plans €100m sustainable agroforestry fund
23 January 2012Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild (CBR) is hoping to raise €100 million ($130 million) into a fund to invest in sustainable agroforestry projects in Africa and Latin America.
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US court hands PACE bonds a lifeline
20 January 2012A Californian court ruling could revive the use of bonds to finance residential energy efficiency improvements.
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UNEP Finance Initiative chief steps down
20 January 2012Paul Clements-Hunt, head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), will leave next month after more than a decade in the role, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Renewable Energy Group IPO misses target
19 January 2012Renewable Energy Group, the largest producer of biodiesel in the US, has raised $72 million in its initial public offering (IPO), only about two thirds of its target.
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Rio+20 draft offers 'bare bones' of green growth manifesto – HSBC
19 January 2012This year's landmark Rio+20 conference could help underpin investor confidence in a shift to a more sustainable global economy – if elements in the recently released 'draft outcome' are developed, according to HSBC.