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UK renewables may face funding shortfall
18 March 2013The £7.6 billion ($11.5 billion) a year the UK government has allocated to spur investment in renewables by 2020 may prove insufficient to help meet its decarbonisation targets, a report has warned.
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DJSI aligns climate risk questions with CDP
18 March 2013RobecoSAM is to partially coordinate its sustainability research with CDP, in an effort to reduce the burden faced by listed companies in providing sustainability data to research providers.
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BrightSource, Abengoa to build world's largest solar power towers
18 March 2013BrightSource Energy and Abengoa have joined forces to construct the world's two largest solar power towers in California, expected to come online in 2016.
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A thirst for solar
15 March 2013The growing need for water is set to drive a sharp rise in energy-thirsty desalination plants. Will this open the floodgates for solar power developers? Peter Cripps investigates
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US solar installations set to grow 30% in 2013 – report
15 March 2013New ways of financing US solar projects will drive record-levels of annual installations this year, according to a report.
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IEA to explore stranded assets, climate risks
15 March 2013The International Energy Agency (IEA) is to launch a special report on climate change in June focusing on clean energy measures that will not harm economic growth, and the danger that fossil fuel assets are set to become 'stranded'.
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Investment platform launched to help Commonwealth green entrepreneurs
15 March 2013The Royal Commonwealth Society has joined forces with the Forbury Investment Network to set up a service to bring environmental entrepreneurs and companies in Commonwealth countries together with international investors.
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Nestlé sets new environmental goals
14 March 2013The world's biggest food company will only use 100% sustainable palm oil in its products by the end of this year, it has said, while announcing a range of other environmental targets for the coming years.
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Silver Spring's shares soar after IPO
14 March 2013Investors jumped at the opportunity to buy shares in Silver Spring Networks on Wednesday, driven by a rosy outlook for its smart-grid products.
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Shell tops SIN List for use of dangerous chemicals
14 March 2013Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has topped a new ranking of listed companies that produce or import potentially hazardous chemicals in Europe.