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Investment giant State Street to launch green bond funds
24 October 2011State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched a green bond "investment strategy" and is developing funds that will use the strategy.
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Eurosif to reconsider market survey methodology
24 October 2011The European Social Investment Forum (Eurosif) is to reconsider the methodology that underpins its benchmark survey of the size of the European responsible investment market.
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Is environmental private equity coming of age?
24 October 2011Magnus Goodlad considers, after 10 years of private equity investment in environmental technology, how far the sector has come
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Unpaving the way for green infrastructure
24 October 2011Philadelphia is experimenting with a novel approach to attract private finance to address stormwater run-off – which could form the basis of run-off credit programmes. Alisa Valderrama explains
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Looking for leverage
24 October 2011There is a chronic need for finance for low-carbon infrastructure and companies – yet a dearth of suitable investment products, Green Investment Bank adviser Dima Rifai tells Mark Nicholls
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California sets carbon trading rules, despite concerns
24 October 2011The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has adopted final regulations for the world's second largest cap-and-trade system, despite unresolved concerns over allowance allocations, buyer liability for offsets and the size of the overall market.
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EU smart grid preparations lag technology advances
20 October 2011The EU needs to do much more if it is to achieve sustainable electricity supplies managed by smart grids across the bloc's 27 member states, according to experts.
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IFC launches mechanism to fund clean-tech start-ups in developing world
20 October 2011The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is piloting a mechanism to invest in early stage clean-tech companies 'home grown' in the developing world, and to help start-ups in industrialised countries begin operations in low-income countries.
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Investors 'not running for the exit' after Solyndra – Cleantech Group
20 October 2011Investors will not shy away from the clean-tech sector because of the collapse of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, according to an executive from the Cleantech Group.
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EU backs project bonds for green energy infrastructure
20 October 2011The European Commission is proposing to back project bonds that will make it easier to build and finance cross-border power lines and ultimately create an EU-wide power network.