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First UK councils LEEP to energy retrofits
18 October 2011Local authorities are making moves to fund energy efficiency retrofits of private and social housing in their jurisdictions through the UK's Green Deal, with the ultimate aim of refinancing the projects through bonds in three or four years.
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Wrapping its arms around REDD+
18 October 2011South-east Asia is becoming a laboratory for REDD+ projects, policies and regulations. Joe Heffernan surveys the landscape
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Gap in clean energy insurance slows development – CalCEF
17 October 2011The US government should establish a reinsurance programme to support the roll-out of innovative clean technologies, according to a white paper.
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Financial centres told to 'raise game' on climate
17 October 2011The world's three biggest financial centres – London, Tokyo and New York – should step up work on climate change, according to London's former deputy mayor Nicky Gavron.
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Kingspan buys failed Scottish wind turbine maker
14 October 2011Building products group Kingspan has bought Proven Energy out of receivership.
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Offshore wind drives record project finance quarter – BNEF
14 October 2011Investors poured a record $41.8 billion into utility-scale renewable energy projects in the third quarter of 2011, driven by a surge in offshore wind, according to analysis firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Ignore Osborne conference speech – Yeo
14 October 2011Investors in UK low-carbon businesses should not be alarmed by a recent speech from the finance minister apparently rowing back on UK leadership on reducing carbon emissions, according to an influential MP.
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The future of sustainability
14 October 2011Progress towards a more sustainable global economy has been painfully slow - but could it be about to speed up? Environmental Finance and Irbaris asked a roundtable of finance experts to peer into their crystal balls. Mark Nicholls reports
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Renewables cash grant may survive budget cuts – SEIA
13 October 2011The budget-cutting focus of the US House of Representatives will not necessarily prevent an extension of the cash grant programme for renewable energy, according to the head of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
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F&C raises €30m into climate fund
13 October 2011F&C Investments has reached the first close of a private equity fund-of-funds that focuses on climate change investment, attracting a total of €30 million ($41 million) from three unnamed institutional investors.