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Declining solar costs trigger 40% surge in US commercial solar installations
18 October 2013Falling solar module costs, innovative financing models and volatile electricity prices drove US businesses to install solar panels on their properties at an unprecedented rate this year, a survey has found.
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A crisis looms
17 October 2013Jeremy Leggett's new book warns of turmoil ahead for the global energy and financial systems, but there is still hope for the longer-term future. His work is reviewed by Nick Robins
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EUAs jump as Merkel boosts hopes for market fix
17 October 2013European carbon prices have jumped after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she backed a proposal to 'backload' emissions allowances, boosting hopes that the plan to support prices will come into force.
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Abengoa could raise €500m as it lists on Nasdaq
17 October 2013Clean energy firm Abengoa could raise more than €500 million ($676.2 million) from investors as it prepares to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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Spanish waste management firm plans €150m 'junk bond'
17 October 2013A waste management company in Spain plans to issue €150 million ($204 million) of junk-rated notes.
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Axa sets record with euro-denominated cat bond
16 October 2013French insurance group Axa has issued the largest euro-denominated catastrophe bond to date.
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Commission calls for EU ETS to include all flights in EU airspace until 2020
16 October 2013The EU's climate commissioner has fought back on the regulation of international aviation emissions by proposing that the share of all flights taking place in European airspace should be covered by the EU's carbon market.
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Samsung agrees finance for Canada's largest solar project
16 October 2013Samsung Renewable Energy has formed a partnership with investment firm Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure and the native Canadian community Six Nations of the First River, to provide equity finance for Canada's largest solar energy project.
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People moves
16 October 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the Green Climate Fund, Global Reporting Initiative, Green Investment Bank, Trillium Asset Management and more
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Pension funds voice frustrations over green infrastructure opportunities
16 October 2013Long-term investments in green infrastructure should be a natural choice for pension funds, but numerous barriers are preventing finance flowing at scale, a conference heard.