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EU needs 2030 greenhouse gas target – Oettinger
15 December 2011A 'realistic' legally binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions needs to be agreed for 2030 if the EU is to achieve its ambitious aim of zero emissions by 2050, the EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger said today as he launched the European Commission's energy roadmap 2050.
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Bridges Ventures snags £72m for third fund
15 December 2011Bridges Ventures has announced a first close of £72 million ($111 million) for its third "sustainable growth fund".
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Exchanges ill-equipped to drive climate change disclosure
15 December 2011Stock exchanges "lack tools, resources and expertise" to encourage listed companies to disclose climate change information, according to a white paper by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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Energy efficiency, water dodge clean-tech challenges
15 December 2011Energy efficiency and water remain attractive sectors for sustainable investment despite policy challenges for clean-tech businesses, according to experts.
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US solar to see record year, followed by challenging 2012
15 December 2011The US solar sector is on course for a record year in 2011, but financing projects will be challenging in 2012 and beyond if the US cash grant programme is allowed to expire, solar experts warned.
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Winners revealed in 12th annual Environmental Finance market survey
14 December 2011Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance have named the winners in their 12th annual market survey.
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Thailand SEC mulling derivatives to hedge water risk
14 December 2011Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying the feasibility of developing contracts to help protect investors and local companies against the effects of flooding.
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EU states risk missing bioenergy targets
14 December 2011Difficulties in sourcing adequate supplies of biomass mean that European countries could miss their renewable energy targets, according to Rabobank.
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Cat bond markets survive disasters, remodelling
13 December 2011Catastrophe (cat) bond markets in 2011 fought off a series of major natural disasters, the economic crisis and changes to a widely used risk model to reach their fourth best year for new issuance, according to Swiss Re.
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EDITORIAL: A deal in Durban
13 December 2011Mark Nicholls on what the 'breakthrough' at the UN climate talks really means