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  • Expect more frequent weather extremes, says Allianz director

    04 March 2014

    Recent extreme weather conditions in the UK and the US are connected, and are likely to be more frequent in the future, according to Clement Booth, a member of Allianz's management board.

  • Insured losses from EU floods may treble by 2050

    04 March 2014

    The cost of floods in the EU may double to €23.5 billion a year by 2050, according to an academic study.

  • Cement sector 'needs more than EU ETS to curb emissions'

    03 March 2014

    The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is "essential" but a higher carbon price and complementary policies are required "to unlock much of the emissions reduction potential in the cement sector," says a new report.

  • De Boer to head green growth body

    03 March 2014

    Former UN climate chief Yvo de Boer is to take the helm of the Global Green Growth Institute, an international organisation set up by the Korean government in 2010.

  • Abengoa seeks to list '$1bn' yieldco

    03 March 2014

    Cleantech engineering firm Abengoa today revealed that it has asked for permission to spin-off some of its assets into a US-listed 'yieldco', in a move that reportedly could raise $1 billion.

  • UK GIB requests mandate to lend to small-scale renewables

    03 March 2014

    The UK's £3.8 billion ($6.4 billion) Green Investment Bank has requested that its mandate be extended to allow it to lend to small-scale renewables, after the Co-operative Bank cut its support for the sector.

  • SunEdison agrees financing and imminent sale of first UK projects

    03 March 2014

    SunEdison's first UK solar energy projects are due to be operational later this month, the US-based photovoltaics specialist said.

  • Where will the trail lead next for Carbon Tracker?

    28 February 2014

    In little more than two years since the publication of its pioneering research, the Carbon Tracker Initiative has got the financial world talking about 'unburnable carbon' and 'stranded assets'. Its new CEO Anthony Hobley reveals what's next from the influential think-tank

  • Creator of 'world's most powerful wind turbine' raises funding

    28 February 2014

    A company that claims to have invented the world's most powerful wind turbine has completed its latest funding round, valuing the firm at €40 million ($54.7 million).

  • Renewables M&A deals up a third in 2013, further activity expected in 2014

    28 February 2014

    The value of mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy rose nearly a third in 2013, driven by utilities looking to offload the assets to raise capital, a consultancy firm has found.

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