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Keeping carbon criminals out of the forests
04 October 2011The REDD+ lobby would do well to learn the lessons of the Uganda land grab and build transparency, anti-corruption measures, conflict resolution into the system from the start, says Davyth Stewart from Global Witness
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SRI policies take off at European pension funds – Eurosif
04 October 2011A majority of European corporate pension funds have a socially responsible investment (SRI) policy in place, according to a survey by the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif).
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Moving up the corporate value chain
04 October 2011For many companies, the bulk of their climate impact is to be found outside their operations – making the launch of the Scope 3 reporting and accounting standard a vital step in helping them take a broader view of emissions reduction. Cynthia Cummis explains
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Solar projects beat US loan guarantee deadline
04 October 2011Several major solar projects beat Friday's deadline to receive final loan guarantees from the US Department of Energy (DOE), while the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a bankruptcy court to appoint a trustee for bankrupt solar panel manufacturer Solyndra.
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Solyndra shouldn't cast shadow over solar – industry
04 October 2011The bankruptcy of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra should not be used as an excuse to pull government support from a thriving US solar sector, according to solar executives.
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Green Deal Finance Company formed, eyes capital markets
04 October 2011Four banks have signed up to a company that will help finance energy efficiency improvements under the UK's 'Green Deal', and which may tap capital markets to lower costs.
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Mixed reaction to EU legislators' call for global renewables targets
04 October 2011Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called for the EU to include global targets on use of renewable energy in its negotiating position for next year's Rio+20 sustainability summit.
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Track record, EIB help Impax close renewables fund at €330m
29 September 2011A successful earlier fund and backing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) helped Impax buck a tough fundraising environment to pull €330 million ($450 million) into its latest fund, its CEO said – but troubles in Spain held the asset manager back.
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Solar financing model may solve scarcity of tax equity
29 September 2011The world's largest distributed solar generation project is built on a financing model that the private sector can utilise for future transactions – and which will become necessary as tax equity markets tighten, according to those involved in the deal.
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BoAML's billion-dollar push into renewables, energy efficiency
29 September 2011Solar generation projects are a good investment bet, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML), and one it plans to take full advantage of.