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  • Bond markets could finance UK home retrofits

    20 September 2011

    To finance energy-saving improvements to thousands of UK homes, local authorities should band together to form a 'Green Deal warehouse' and issue bonds, a report due out tomorrow will argue.

  • Green taxes to pave way to 'resource efficient Europe'

    20 September 2011

    The European Commission has drawn up a "roadmap to a resource efficient Europe", which it believes shows the way for the EU to decouple economic growth from resource use and prepare for a more sustainable future based on innovation. EU environment commissioner Janez Potočnik called for more green taxes to bolster the shift, but he shied away from announcing any bold changes in policy.

  • Renewable energy developers shackled on tax breaks

    20 September 2011

    Persuading the US Congress to allow renewable energy projects to use master limited partnerships (MLPs) to secure financing is likely a pipe dream in the current political environment, experts said.

  • Biofuels firm Mascoma eyes $100m IPO

    19 September 2011

    US biofuels firm Mascoma is planning to raise $100 million in an initial public offering (IPO).

  • Buyers sought for turbine maker Proven Energy

    19 September 2011

    Scottish wind turbine manufacturer Proven Energy has been put into receivership, following the discovery of a defect in one of its models.

  • EBRD invests €40m in Turkish clean energy fund

    19 September 2011

    An equity fund to invest in clean energy projects in Turkey has received a €40 million ($54 million) shot in the arm from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

  • WWF calls for forest bond market to finance conservation

    19 September 2011

    A market in 'forest bonds' could offer a vital means of raising the finance necessary to protect the world's tropical forests, WWF says in a report published today.

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    18 September 2011

    Nigeria mandates wide-ranging sustainable banking principles

  • Sustainable Cities

    UK cities are at a crossroads in their development as they come under pressure to grow in a sustainable way and use resources more efficiently.

  • Political support for UK green economy seen lacking

    15 September 2011

    The UK's political leadership is not showing enough support for the transition to a green economy, according to environmental industry leaders and a report by the think-tank Green Alliance out today.