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Steven Chu joins CCS developer
19 December 2013Former US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has joined the board of a company that has developed a "breakthrough" carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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Solar PV 'set for bright year' in 2014
19 December 2013Strong demand from Latin America, China and Japan will help drive a sharp increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in 2014, a research note claims.
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HSBC's Climate Change Index outperforms in 2013, led by energy efficiency
19 December 2013HSBC's Climate Change Index (CCI) has outperformed wider markets so far in 2013 for the first time since 2007, after making a "remarkable return to favour" among public investors.
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Q & A with Sascha Lafeld, CEO, First Climate Markets AG
First Climate congratulates the Gold Standard Foundation on its 10th anniversary and we are looking forward to our ongoing collaboration and joint initiatives.
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World's largest solar power tower project rejected
18 December 2013California state regulators have preliminary rejected a project that was set to become the largest solar power tower in the world, in a blow for solar thermal technology.
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Looking back at 2013
18 December 2013Stranded assets, retroactive subsidy cuts and backloading were among the themes that dominated the markets in 2013. Peter Cripps looks back on some of the highs and lows of the past 12 months.
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China launches fourth and biggest carbon market
17 December 2013China's fourth pilot carbon market has begun operating in Guangdong, the country's most populous province.
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Time to advance?
17 December 2013Advanced biofuel makers have disappointed some investors in their struggle to ramp up production to a commercial scale. But do recent plant developments and investment decisions indicate that the sector is turning a corner, asks Elza Holmstedt Pell
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EU Council adopts backloading
17 December 2013The EU Council has formally adopted a plan to delay the sale of 900 million carbon allowances to support prices in the region's emissions trading system (ETS), ending a long legislative process.
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China's environmental drive 'could strand Australian coal assets'
17 December 2013Australian coal assets are at risk of becoming devalued if China's demand for the commodity declines, a report has warned.