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Quotes of the quarter
23 December 2014As the calendar year wraps up, Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the last quarter.
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Alstom shareholders approve $13.5bn takeover by GE
22 December 2014Shareholders of French industrial giant Alstom have approved the sale of the firm's energy businesses to General Electric (GE) of the US for $13.5 billion.
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Study forecasts explosive growth for second generation biofuels
22 December 2014Production of 'second generation' biofuels – made from non-food crops or waste biomass – is expected to grow by more than 49% a year until 2020, to reach a market of $23.9 billion in 2020, according to a new report.
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NextEnergy makes two acquisitions in £33m deal
22 December 2014NextEnergy Solar Fund has bought two UK solar photovoltaic plants, in a deal worth £33 million ($52 million).
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Why heavy industry cannot take emissions trading lightly
22 December 2014With carbon prices in recovery, emissions-intensive industrials need to start taking notice again, argues Philipp Ruf
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Massachusetts water board taps green bond market
19 December 2014A Massachusetts water body is to launch a green bond for nearly $230 million.
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Balfour Beatty steps up its offshore wind operations
19 December 2014Vattenfall has sold the transmission hardware for a major wind farm to Balfour Beatty, in a deal worth £164 million ($257 million).
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China formally announces ETS
18 December 2014China's national carbon market took a step closer to becoming a reality after the government released some details of how it would be run.
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A review of the green bond market in 2014
18 December 2014The green bond market trebled in size in 2014 - but who were the big winners and can the breakneck speed of expansion continue, asks Peter Cripps
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€625m financial close for Africa's largest wind farm
18 December 2014Africa's largest wind farm has reached a €625 million ($779 million) financial close.