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US CCS plan slated for lack of ambition
19 August 2010A US interagency blueprint for commercial-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) argues that challenging obstacles can be overcome, such as the lack of a national carbon price and questions over long-term liability.
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SAM in amicable split with STOXX, deepens links with Dow Jones
19 August 2010Dow Jones is to calculate, market and distribute a European sustainability index for SAM, after the boutique sustainability investment firm "amicably" terminated its agreement with STOXX.
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Aon launches cat bond indexes, as investors shy away from wind risk
19 August 2010Aon Benfield has launched a series of catastrophe bond indexes, as a Swiss Re report shows a surfeit of bonds linked to US wind storm risk hitting the market ahead of a likely active hurricane season.
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FutureGen revamped by US, but tech choice raises questions
12 August 2010The US government has overhauled the long-delayed FutureGen carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, but observers say cost and technology obstacles mean it may never get off the ground.
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E&Y plans UK clean-tech expansion
12 August 2010Ernst and Young (E&Y) is planning a major expansion of its UK clean-tech team, with plans to hire around 300 people in the coming years.
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CBI calls for energy reform by February
12 August 2010A leading UK business group says £150 billion ($234 billion) of green investment will be at risk if the government fails to deliver key energy reforms within six months.
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US Chamber of Commerce dismayed at breakaway clean energy group
12 August 2010More than two dozen local chambers of commerce in the US will join forces to advocate for market-based mechanisms to price carbon, much to the dismay of the national US Chamber of Commerce.
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CRC companies 'should be thinking about trading'
12 August 2010UK companies registering for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme should be looking beyond registration to the management and trading of their emissions positions, according to a leading consultancy.
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PetroAlgae seeks to harvest up to $200m from US listing
12 August 2010A US developer of 'micro-crop' technology to harvest algae for biofuels is planning a US initial public offering (IPO), which could raise up to $200 million.
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Ex-Im urged to end "fossil fuel binge", support renewables
12 August 2010NGOs have accused the US Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of "systematic bias towards financing fossil fuel projects", as the export credit agency prepares to consider backing two giant coal-fired power plants.