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PACE consortium directs $1.5bn to energy-efficient buildings
22 September 2011A new consortium will invest $1.5 billion in private capital to support US cities in financing energy retrofits in the commercial sector, utilising the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) model.
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Drought on Europe's doorstep
22 September 2011Most business and investor concern about a lack of water is focused on far-flung parts of the world. But, the European Commission is warning, the effects are increasingly being felt closer to home. Philippa Jones reports
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Carbon offset markets key to $100bn climate finance target – World Bank
22 September 2011Removing fossil fuel subsidies, pricing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at $25 a tonne and a thriving carbon offset market are key to providing the developing world with $100 billion a year in climate finance, according to a leaked World Bank report.
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Bond markets could finance UK home retrofits
20 September 2011To finance energy-saving improvements to thousands of UK homes, local authorities should band together to form a 'Green Deal warehouse' and issue bonds, a report due out tomorrow will argue.
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Green taxes to pave way to 'resource efficient Europe'
20 September 2011The European Commission has drawn up a "roadmap to a resource efficient Europe", which it believes shows the way for the EU to decouple economic growth from resource use and prepare for a more sustainable future based on innovation. EU environment commissioner Janez Potočnik called for more green taxes to bolster the shift, but he shied away from announcing any bold changes in policy.
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Renewable energy developers shackled on tax breaks
20 September 2011Persuading the US Congress to allow renewable energy projects to use master limited partnerships (MLPs) to secure financing is likely a pipe dream in the current political environment, experts said.
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Biofuels firm Mascoma eyes $100m IPO
19 September 2011US biofuels firm Mascoma is planning to raise $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO).
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Buyers sought for turbine maker Proven Energy
19 September 2011Scottish wind turbine manufacturer Proven Energy has been put into receivership, following the discovery of a defect in one of its models.
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EBRD invests €40m in Turkish clean energy fund
19 September 2011An equity fund to invest in clean energy projects in Turkey has received a €40 million ($54 million) shot in the arm from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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WWF calls for forest bond market to finance conservation
19 September 2011A market in 'forest bonds' could offer a vital means of raising the finance necessary to protect the world's tropical forests, WWF says in a report published today.