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Time to take risk
01 July 2009Forget the recession – this is exactly the time that venture capitalists should be taking risks, especially in clean-tech, says sector exemplar Ira Ehrenpreis. He talks to Gloria Gonzalez
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UK government faces judicial review over sustainability at RBS
01 July 2009Three environmental NGOs have taken legal action against the UK government over its decision to bail out RBS without imposing environmental criteria on the bank's financing practices. This comes as a European investor coalition put forward proposals for governments to become more active shareholders in the banks they took stakes in as the financial crisis hit last year.
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Wheb launches sister asset manager
01 July 2009Wheb Ventures has launched a sister company to invest in listed equities set to benefit from their exposure to three 'megatrends' – water, climate change and demographic change.
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New indexes to track green commodities, sustainability leaders
01 July 2009Four index providers have announced new products focused on environmental commodities and companies that address environmental issues or show class-leading efforts on sustainability reporting.
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DB funds to invest in low-emission companies
01 July 2009Deutsche Bank has launched two global equity funds offering exposure to companies with low greenhouse gas emissions.
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Bache launches biofuels and climate change index
01 July 2009Trader and broker Bache Commodities yesterday launched a "green" investment and benchmarking index based on biofuels feedstocks and "clean air" commodities including carbon emissions credits.
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Export credit agencies pull out of Ilisu project – report
25 June 2009Germany, Austria and Switzerland are to withdraw their export credit guarantees for Turkey's Ilisu dam project, jeopardising the project's future, according to a report last Friday from the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau.
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Wheb's new fund sees opportunity in valuations
25 June 2009Wheb Ventures has launched a sister company to invest in listed equities set to benefit from their exposure to three 'megatrends' – water, climate change and demographic change.
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US government lending could support $250bn of renewables projects
25 June 2009With the distressed capital markets currently reluctant to provide extensive funds for renewable energy projects, the US Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to temporarily providing financial support for mature technologies, officials said.
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Industry group to develop €400bn African solar plan
25 June 2009Munich Re is backing a €400 billion ($560 billion) plan to build solar energy plants in north Africa that could supply 15% of Europe's energy needs by 2050.