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Speed up EU ETS reforms or risk lost decade: Climate Change Capital
25 February 2014The EU's Emissions Trading System risks suffering a "lost decade" unless policymakers bring forward plans to combat the oversupply of allowances dogging the market, Climate Change Capital has warned.
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Japan overtakes UK in attractiveness for renewables investment
25 February 2014Japan is now more attractive than the UK for renewable energy investments, according to consultants EY.
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Swedish insurer snaps up African green bond
24 February 2014SPP, a Swedish pensions and insurance provider owned by Storebrand, was the sole buyer of a SEK 1 billion ($153 million) green bond issue from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
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World's first gas-based CCS project wins UK government support
24 February 2014The UK government has agreed to fund an engineering and design study for what could become the world's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at a gas-fired power plant.
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Charles Anderson named new head of UNEP FI
24 February 2014Former Sovereign CEO Charles Anderson has been appointed the new head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
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Lightsource buys commercial rooftop installation team
24 February 2014Solar developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has bought the UK's most experienced commercial rooftop panel installation team, as it looks to "unlock the huge potential" of the technology in the sector.
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Upgrading the grid
21 February 2014The next 12 months will see energy storage finally emerge from being considered a future technology to a cost-effective commercial solution to grid issues, argues Andrew Jones
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Unibail-Rodamco's €750m green bond 'could be first of many'
21 February 2014Commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco hopes to repeatedly tap the green bond market after its inaugural €750 million issue was more than three-times oversubscribed.
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New vehicle to help solar battle subsidy cuts
20 February 2014A solar company today launched a fight-back against the retroactive subsidy cuts that cast a shadow over the industry, as it proposed the creation of a listed 'yieldco' to aggregate assets across Europe.
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Conergy eyes UK's sophisticated solar repackaging market
20 February 2014The UK has become the most advanced market in the world for raising capital for 'repackaged' solar assets, the new owner of Conergy has claimed.