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Nikko raises £400m into World Bank green bond funds
17 March 2011Nikko Asset Management has raised £400 million ($646 million) into funds that invest in 'green' bonds issued by the World Bank.
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'No excuses' for weather affecting profits, says UK insurance broker
17 March 2011A UK firm has begun offering insurance that will compensate companies for when the wrong kind of weather hits.
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Water a more immediate risk to companies than carbon - analysts
17 March 2011Water risks present more of an immediate challenge to global corporations than carbon, but awareness about water issues among investors and companies is lower, experts said.
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Scottish homeowners offered interest-free loans to install renewables
17 March 2011Homeowners in Scotland will be able to tap interest-free government loans to install renewable heat and electricity generators, the government announced last weekend.
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Eaga closes £300m in funding for residential solar programme
17 March 2011Energy outsourcing company Eaga has raised £300 million ($480 million) in debt and equity financing for a programme to install up to 100MW of solar photovoltaics on 30,000 residential buildings in the UK, it announced today.
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FTSE4Good expands to Korea, Israel, sacks seven firms
17 March 2011Seven companies – including Oracle and Home Depot – have been removed from the FTSE4Good index series in its latest semi-annual review, which also sees the series expand to include Israeli and South Korean companies.
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Algae biofuels company targets $100m IPO
17 March 2011A Californian biofuels company that makes oil from algae hopes to raise $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO).
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Green bonds, securitisations in the pipeline as interest builds
16 March 2011A green bond worth $500 million certified to a new climate bonds standard is set to be issued within the coming months, while bankers are prepping renewable energy securitisations.
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Japan disaster, nuke caution sends carbon prices soaring
15 March 2011Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami on Friday and the subsequent nuclear emergency has sent carbon prices to their highest level in two years, in response to higher natural gas prices and Germany's decision to close nuclear reactors for testing.
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Germany shuts nuclear reactors, others re-examine safety
15 March 2011The Japanese earthquake and tsunami have sparked a rethink of nuclear policy around the world with Germany taking older nuclear plants offline, Switzerland suspending plant approvals and other countries re-examining safety concerns.