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Can India find the finance?
25 May 2011Renewable energy is set to play a vital role in helping India meet its soaring demand for power – but can it attract the international finance needed? Joshua Speckman reports
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IFC and World Bank launch green bonds
24 May 2011The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its third green bond, raising $135 million.
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Bioenergy sustainability indicators agreed by international body
24 May 2011Leading countries have agreed a set of sustainability indicators to inform the production and use of bioenergy, meeting repeated requests from the G8 for such guidelines.
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ADB seeds up to $700m of clean-tech venture funds
24 May 2011The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to pump $60 million into three clean-tech venture capital funds focused on China and India.
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Can the Equator Principles tackle climate change?
24 May 2011The Equator Principles have transformed how the financial sector manages local environmental and social impacts – but can they transform its approach to climate risk? Jon Sohn and Kristen Miller consider the challenges
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OTC weather risk market grows 30% to $2.4bn
23 May 2011The value of the global weather risk market reached $11.8 billion in the last 12 months, with geographic expansion helping to boost the over-the counter (OTC) market nearly 30%, an industry survey has found.
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UK's green investment bank to start lending next year
23 May 2011The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) will start lending in April next year, with a possible early emphasis on offshore wind, waste and energy efficiency, and with a legislative footing, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.
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SolarReserve bags $737m guarantee as programme runs out of cash
23 May 2011US developer SolarReserve has been awarded a $737 million loan guarantee from the US government for a 100MW concentrated solar power plant in Nevada.
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Toshiba to buy Landis+Gyr for $2.3bn
20 May 2011Smart metering company Landis+Gyr will be bought by electronics giant Toshiba in a $2.3 billion cash deal announced on Thursday.
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Gamesa launches €50 million corporate venture capital fund
20 May 2011Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa is to ring-fence €50 million ($71 million) for a corporate venture capital (VC) fund to invest in "new renewable technologies".