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Cash for clunkers?
05 December 2009The US government has won plaudits from renewable energy project developers for the speed with which it got grant cash out of the door. But, as Gloria Gonzalez reports, there are concerns it may be backing less-than-stellar projects
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Parched plants, risky investments
05 December 2009Dana Krechowicz examines how two key sectors in South and Southeast Asia are being affected by water scarcity – and what investors should be doing about it
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Putting a price on nature
05 December 2009Pavan Sukhdev is aiming to do for the economics of biodiversity what Nicholas Stern did for climate change. He talks to Mark Nicholls
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Railpen bids to push climate change up investment agenda
03 December 2009Railpen, one of the UK's largest pension funds, has asked its investment managers and trustees to fill out a 'climate audit' of how they factor climate change into existing investment processes.
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China, India targets in 'right ball-park' for carbon budget – PwC
03 December 2009Targets from China and India to reduce their carbon intensity "are in the right ball-park" for getting the world back in line with its 'carbon budget', according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Bankwatch blasts EIB over fossil fuel lending
03 December 2009Spending on renewable energy by the European Investment Bank (EIB) is being undermined by its continuing support for fossil fuels, according to funding watchdog CEE Bankwatch Network.
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Three G10 governments 'mulling climate-linked bonds'
03 December 2009Governments of at least three of the world's 10 largest economies are actively discussing issuing 'index-linked climate bonds', according to the think-tank that has pioneered the concept. And a number of sub-national bond issuers are also considering launching bonds whose returns are linked to policies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, said Michael Mainelli, director of the Z/Yen Group.
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EPA punts ethanol blending call
03 December 2009The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deferred a decision on increasing the limit on ethanol blended into gasoline from 10% to 15% until next summer, but indicated preliminary tests support such a change.
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Infinis wins majority stake in landfill gas rival
03 December 2009Infinis, the UK landfill gas-to-energy firm owned by private equity group Terra Firma, appears set to take over Novera, its smaller rival, after raising its offer last week.
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Thomson Reuters acquires ESG data firm Asset4
03 December 2009Thomson Reuters has acquired Asset4, which provides environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and tools for investors and corporations, for an undisclosed sum.