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Brookfield reaches $2.7bn close for latest infrastructure fund
23 September 2010Canada's Brookfield Asset Management has raised nearly twice as much as originally hoped into its latest infrastructure fund, closing at US$2.7 billion to be invested in assets including renewable energy generation.
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Plastic use no longer under wraps as Clinton launches investor initiative
23 September 2010Former US President Bill Clinton has announced an investor-led survey of how companies use and track plastic in their business.
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Uphill battle seen to fund CCS plants
23 September 2010Carbon capture and storage (CCS) faces formidable funding challenges, according to a recent survey of private sector capital providers.
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World's largest offshore wind farm goes live, Scotland ramps up renewables targets
23 September 2010The world's largest offshore wind farm opened today, taking the UK's installed wind power capacity over the 5GW mark.
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Bipartisan support for effort to revive US renewables standard
23 September 2010A US federal renewable electricity standard (RES) received a renewed bipartisan push for passage through Congress, which renewable experts described as a positive first step in addressing the financing conundrum.
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Ratings questions loom over who will finance renewables growth
23 September 2010Concerns are growing that the potential flow of institutional investor money into the renewables sector is being stoppered by the ratings agencies.
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Strategic investors step in to renewables financing void
23 September 2010Strategic corporate investors are increasingly taking centre stage in the renewable energy market, as the capital markets remain tough to navigate for technological entrepreneurs, financing experts said.
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Nasdaq launches 'green economy' index family
23 September 2010Exchange group Nasdaq OMX has launched a series of indexes designed to offer investors global exposure to the "green economy".
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Confronting climate risk
20 September 2010Download a free 28-page special report from Environmental Finance, published in association with the Carbon Disclosure Project, on business, investment and the CDP. (Site registration required)
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SocGen repeats strong showing in Extel/UKSIF survey
16 September 2010Société Générale once more dominated the Thomson Reuters Extel/UKSIF socially responsible investing (SRI) and sustainability survey.