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UNEP mulling 'Equator Principles' for natural capital
03 November 2010The UN Environmental Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has begun consultations on a 'Natural Capital Statement' for financial institutions, potentially modelled on the successful Equator Principles.
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Van Eck launches rare earths ETF
02 November 2010Money manager Van Eck Global has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering investors exposure to a possible bull-run in the value of 'rare earth' metals.
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Asset owners' climate disclosure is 'challenging'
28 October 2010The director of a new initiative to encourage asset owners to report how they are managing climate risks acknowledges that it faces "challenges" in driving disclosure.
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Wind industry loses puff?
28 October 2010Fewer wind turbines will be installed this year, in a delayed reaction to the collapse in investment caused by the financial crisis.
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German insurers set to profit from renewables growth
28 October 2010As Germany switches increasingly from fossil fuels to renewable power, the country's insurance sector will see a 240% rise in policy premiums for solar, wind and other renewables over the next decade, according to reinsurance giant Munich Re.
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Hot year ahead for US geothermal
28 October 2010The US geothermal power sector is poised for significant growth in 2011, thanks to the economic stimulus package.
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Impax Asian fund doubles war chest
28 October 2010Impax's Asia-focused environmental equity fund has boosted its coffers by £131 million ($208 million) in a secondary fundraising on the London Stock Exchange.
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NRG invests $300m in 'world's largest' solar thermal facility
28 October 2010NRG Energy is to invest $300 million in building a 392MW solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert, claiming it is the largest of its type ever proposed.
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Sasan 'would have gone ahead anyway' – Ex-Im
28 October 2010India's controversial Sasan coal project would have been developed regardless of backing from the US Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, said a spokesman for the export credit agency.
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UPDATE: First Wind pulls IPO
28 October 2010A day after downgrading the price of its initial public offering, Nasdaq hopeful First Wind has shelved its fundraising plans, amid concerns over the company's heavy debt burden.