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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.
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Economic cost of Japanese earthquake, tsunami still to be counted
14 March 2011As Japan reels from the human catastrophe of the earthquake and tsunami that struck on Friday, the insurance industry said it is too early to estimate the economic losses.
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China, India key to Impax water investment strategy
11 March 2011Impax Asset Management is focusing its water investment strategy on emerging markets, particularly Chinese and Indian companies, and is betting on companies on the 'fringe' of water technology who are making their first forays into the sector.
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UK incentive to underpin £4.5 billion renewable heat investment
10 March 2011UK homeowners and businesses which install heating systems powered by renewable fuels will earn a guaranteed tariff, under a scheme set out today.
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Connecticut mulls subsidies for clean energy
10 March 2011Connecticut will seriously consider feed-in tariffs as a mechanism for propelling clean energy investments in the state, according to the incoming head of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
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Italy scraps solar cap, but incentives in limbo
10 March 2011Italy has dumped plans to limit eligibility for solar incentives and has postponed an announcement on revisions to feed-in tariffs (FITs) until the end of May.
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UK carbon plan is wide in scope but lacks detail – industry, NGOs
10 March 2011Industry and environmental groups have voiced cautious support the UK's draft action plan on climate change but say it lacks detail on how targets will be met.
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Siemens, Carbon Trust offer £550m green loans to UK business
10 March 2011UK businesses can from April apply for funding to install low-carbon equipment from a £550 million ($891 million) pot set up by Siemens Financial Services and government advisory body the Carbon Trust.
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Investors sue Spain for solar PV compensation
10 March 2011Leading renewable energy investors have turned to an obscure international treaty to seek compensation from the Spanish government over retroactive changes to its solar energy tariffs.
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Clean-tech investment mogul Tchenguiz arrested in fraud probe
10 March 2011Vincent Tchenguiz, head of clean-technology investor the Consensus Business Group, has been arrested in the UK as part of a probe in the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing.