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Flurry of UK climate policies a barrier to investors – experts
06 September 2012The UK needs to simplify and streamline its climate and environmental policies in order to attract more green investment, members of the parliament (MPs), the industry and analysts have said.
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Scrubbed out
05 September 2012Trading in the US emissions markets is unlikely to recover after the DC Circuit Court dealt another dose of uncertainty. Gloria Gonzalez reports
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Emissions trading, grants and loans to boost US energy efficiency
04 September 2012US government agencies should incentivise industrial energy efficiency through emissions trading, grants and loans, according to a presidential decree.
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The sustainable agriculture investment opportunity
04 September 2012Demographics and economics are driving the transformation of the global agribusiness sector – offering investors a sustainable investment opportunity. Gabriela Grab Hartmann and Jürgen Siemer explain
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Solar fund targets UK pension investors
03 September 2012Goldfield Partners has launched a solar energy fund aimed at pension funds and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) investors, with a £50 million ($80 million) target.
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Few fish farming companies sustainable – Sarasin
03 September 2012Only a handful of stocks in the fish farming sector qualify as sustainable, according to Bank Sarasin, which warns that the industry faces many challenges in order to become sustainable.
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EDITORIAL: Building in flexibility
31 August 2012In 2007, China overtook the US to become the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Could China yet become the world's largest carbon market?
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Brookfield lines up for Western Wind bid
31 August 2012Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners has acquired a sizeable chunk of the equity of renewable energy developer Western Wind Energy, likely precipitating a bid for the full company, according to an analyst.
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NIB taps Nordic institutions for $74m environmental bond issue
31 August 2012The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued its second environmental bond, raising SEK494 million ($74 million) specifically for investment in a portfolio of environmentally sustainable projects.
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Private sector finance backing UK low-carbon sector – Green Alliance
31 August 2012Low-carbon projects in the UK are attracting far more private sector investment than carbon-intensive projects, according to a think-tank study which claims the UK is the green financing capital of the world.