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Does backloading still matter?
02 July 2013Tomorrow's backloading vote will perhaps be the last chance to get the European Commission's plan for a quick fix to the EU Emissions Trading System passed in Parliament.
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Voluntary markets stand firm
01 July 2013The growth of the California carbon market and continued demand from corporates helped the voluntary market stand firm in 2012. But in the future it will be projects that demonstrate other social benefits that prove most popular. Molly Peters-Stanley and Gloria Gonzalez explain.
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A$529m refinancing catalyses wind farm sale
01 July 2013Australia's clean energy fund and a consortium of banks have invested A$529 million (US$486 million) to refinance Meridian Energy's 50% holding in the southern hemisphere's largest wind farm, paving the way for Meridian to sell its stake.
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People moves, June
28 June 2013The latest environmental markets appointments at the Green Climate Fund, International Finance Corporation, Sarasin Bank, Roth Capital Partners, UNEP Finance Initiative, and more.
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Sustainable forestry fund raises A$570m
28 June 2013An Australian investment manager focused on sustainable forestry has raised A$570 million ($520 million) for one of its funds.
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Renewables fund plans £300m London listing
28 June 2013A renewables fund has outlined plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a further sign that stockmarkets are becoming an increasingly attractive source of capital to developers.
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Allianz buys three wind farms
27 June 2013German insurance giant Allianz has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, buying three wind farms with a combined capacity of 100MW.
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Energy efficient ships an 'attractive investment opportunity', says bank
27 June 2013Investors are increasingly seeing retrofitting ships with fuel-saving technologies as an attractive opportunity, according to a bank, which is developing a finance mechanism for the activity.
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Green Investment Bank gets £800m boost, and borrowing powers
27 June 2013The UK's trailblazing Green Investment Bank (GIB) today saw its firepower increased by £800 million ($1.2 billion), and was for the first time granted permission to borrow capital.
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Camco writes off CDM investments, readies energy storage for market
27 June 2013The collapse in Clean Development Mechanism credit prices has forced London-listed Camco Clean Energy to write-off its remaining investments in the sector, while its energy storage and biogas investments start to pay off.