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Tiburon unveils long-short equity fund
01 October 2009London-based fund manager Tiburon Partners is launching a listed equity hedge fund focusing on renewable energy and natural resources.
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Massive wind project planned for Ontario
01 October 2009The Canadian province of Ontario began accepting applications for its renewable energy feed-in electricity tariff on 1 October.
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Germany's renewables support under threat
01 October 2009Germany's incoming government has signalled that it is to extend the life of nuclear power plants and tighten the country's generous renewable energy subsidy law (the EEG).
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CMEA dedicates $100m to alt energy
01 October 2009CMEA Capital is to allocate $100 million of already-raised capital to invest in alternative energy companies.
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Schwarzenegger forges own path to 33% renewables
01 October 2009Californian utilities must meet a third of electricity demand with renewable power by 2020, under an executive order signed last month by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Disruption feared over Norway-Sweden green power plans
01 October 2009The Norwegian and Swedish governments have agreed to create a unified green certificate market, reviving a long-stalled proposal. But a leading broker has warned that the plan – if not carefully implemented – could lead to disruption in Sweden's green power market.
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Insurers aim to ease way for developing country renewables
01 October 2009An online facility meant to make it easier for renewable energy projects in developing countries to access insurance has been launched by a group of insurers and the UN.
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A123 reopens IPO market, but raises fears over stimulus
01 October 2009The success of last week's Nasdaq listing of A123 Systems has raised hopes among financiers that the initial public offering (IPO) market may be reopening for clean-tech firms. But they have also raised concerns that the US government is leveraging its considerable stimulus funds to choose winners and losers.
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UN climate chief sees 'turning point' in climate talks
01 October 2009Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, has described the UN climate change summit in New York in late September as marking a "real turning point" in the run-up to the crucial negotiations in Copenhagen in December.
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Boxer, Kerry fire first salvo in Senate climate battle
01 October 2009The Democratic leadership in the US Senate has unveiled its version of climate change legislation passed by the House of Representatives, but its passage remains challenging, given the extended healthcare debate and other pressing legislative issues, observers say.