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  • US wind growth to slow after PTC boost – ICF

    18 January 2013

    The extension of the production tax credit (PTC) will provide a temporary boost to the US wind industry, but the sector's growth will slow significantly in the long-term, according to consultancy ICF International.

  • Ceres wins $1.5m NGO Zayed Future Energy prize

    17 January 2013

    US investor, corporate and environmental coalition Ceres has won the NGO category of the Zayed Future Energy prize.

  • Development banks continue to lead renewables lending

    17 January 2013

    Europe and Brazil's state-owned development banks remain the largest lenders to renewable energy projects, according to a ranking of financiers and advisors in low-carbon investment last year.

  • Renewables to struggle to take market share on subsidy costs – BP

    17 January 2013

    Renewables' share of the global fuel mix will remain small in 2030, despite being the fastest growing energy source, as subsidies for the technologies are becoming unaffordable, according to BP's Energy Outlook.

  • PLC Global Environment multi-jurisdictional guide

    A guide produced by Practical Law Company comparing environmental law in a number of jurisdictions across the globe

  • Investors almost wiped out as Low Carbon Accelerator grinds to a halt

    16 January 2013

    Investors who sank some £55 million ($88 million) into the UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm are set to recover less than 10% of their investment as the company is wound up.

  • GCF's ability to raise private funds to be tested in 2013 – WRI

    16 January 2013

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) could be a key tool to entice private capital back to the clean energy sector, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI).

  • Obama can act on clean energy, climate without Congress – Sierra Club

    15 January 2013

    The Obama administration has substantial scope for unilateral action on clean energy and climate change without needing to win over Congress, according to the Sierra Club.

  • Banks keen to fund Connecticut PACE energy efficiency projects

    15 January 2013

    Banks are prepared to finance energy efficiency improvements through Connecticut's new municipal bond programme themselves, rather than allow the projects to move forward without their participation, according to the programme's director.

  • Comparing apples and petticoats

    15 January 2013

    Leading retailer Marks & Spencer has enthusiastically embraced carbon reporting – but, when it comes to comparing performance across its sector, carbon accounting has its limitations, says Rowland Hill

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