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  • US, China agree deal to cut HFCs

    10 June 2013

    The US and China have agreed a deal to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a group of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerants.

  • Environmental services firm in €150m buy-out

    10 June 2013

    A multinational environmental solutions company has taken full ownership of a Latin American joint-venture in a €150 million deal.

  • Investors braced for further Spanish subsidy cuts

    07 June 2013

    Spain is expected to hit investors with further cuts to subsidies for renewables in a move that threatens to push some firms into default.

  • $1.4bn joint venture to be 'Chile's largest renewables provider'

    07 June 2013

    A project developer and a private equity firm have inked a $1.4 billion deal to form a joint venture set to become Chile's largest wind and solar energy provider.

  • Australian carbon prices to shrug off EU effect till 2019 – analysts

    06 June 2013

    Australian carbon prices won't mirror those in the EU Emissions Trading System until four years after the programmes link, according to a new analysis.

  • Kazakhstan moves on 'green economy' transition

    06 June 2013

    Kazakhstan's environment ministry has been tasked with drawing up a plan to green the country's economy, following the president's approval of the transition.

  • Can the EU's 'zombie' carbon market be saved?

    06 June 2013

    The world's largest carbon market has been rendered a "zombie". What are the prospects for recovery in the EU Emissions Trading System? Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

  • Allianz's renewable energy investment tops €1.5bn following Google deal

    06 June 2013

    Allianz Capital Partners has acquired a 72MW wind farm in northern Sweden that will supply power to Google's data centre in Finland.

  • German energy firm starts clean-tech venture capital unit

    06 June 2013

    One of Germany's leading energy companies has created a venture capital unit to invest in innovative clean technologies.

  • Sustainability reporting platforms collaborate to ease company burden

    06 June 2013

    Two sustainability reporting initiatives have agreed to align parts of their frameworks to make it easier for companies to report non-financial information.