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UNFCCC exemplifies global governance failures
17 January 2014Slow progress at the UN climate talks is an indication of the growing "de-globalisation" of politics that will make it harder to deal with systemic global risks, according to the World Economic Forum.
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A bright future
17 January 2014Gianleo Frisari explains how public finance can accelerate the development of concentrated solar power
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Ingenious plans £160m fund IPO that will 'tap into energy efficiency opportunity'
17 January 2014Ingenious today revealed plans to raise £160 million ($263 million) by listing a fund that invests in both renewables and energy efficiency, as its sponsor claimed the strategy could outperform rivals that focus on a single technology.
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European utilities urged to stress-test investments to avoid stranded assets
17 January 2014Utilities in the EU should stress-test existing and planned investments to avoid stranded asset risk, a report has urged after some €6 billion ($8 billion) of gas-fired power was shuttered in the region last year.
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SolarCity to offer asset-backed securities to the public
16 January 2014SolarCity plans to follow its issue of bonds backed by solar panels by offering similar products online to retail investors.
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World Bank issues first floating-rate green bond
16 January 2014The World Bank's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has issued a $550 million climate bond with an 18-month floating rate.
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Plans for £150m UK bioethanol plant are shelved
16 January 2014Plans to build a £150 million ($246.2 million) bioethanol plant in the UK are set to be shelved in favour of recommissioning a plant in the US, where legislation is more favourable to investment, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Clean energy investments slump 12% in 2013 - BNEF
15 January 2014Global investment in clean energy fell 12% to $254 billion in 2013, according to data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). This follows a decline of about 9% between 2011 and 2012.
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Energy storage market 'set for massive boom'
15 January 2014The global market for grid-connected energy storage is "set to explode" in the coming years, driven by the US, Germany and Japan, a report has claimed.
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Texas wind stake takes Google's renewables portfolio above 2GW
15 January 2014Internet giant Google has added to its fast-growing portfolio of renewable energy assets with a $75 million investment in the Panhandle 2 wind farm near Amarillo in Texas. This takes the company's total renewables generation capacity above 2GW.