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US?renewables industry looks to new energy bill
01 September 2008The latest effort to renew the production tax credit (PTC) for the renewable energy industry stalled in the US Senate on 30 July, when supporters fell short of the 60 votes needed to stop debate. However, an extension to the PTC is to be incorporated into a compromise energy bill likely to be introduced in September.
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US cities sign up to carbon disclosure
01 September 2008Dozens of US cities will measure and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a new carbon disclosure initiative designed to replicate the benefits similar projects have created in the corporate sector.
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EPA backs US biofuel mandate
01 September 2008The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has refused a request by Texas to halve the country's Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) mandate, but there could be more attempts to water down the target.
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World Bank blames biofuel boom for food price rises
01 September 2008A World Bank study has said large increases in biofuels production in the US and Europe are the biggest cause of rises in food prices around the globe since January 2002.
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KLD launches bond index
01 September 2008KLD Research & Analytics has launched an index family tracking bonds issued by US corporations with strong environmental, social governance (ESG) performance, branching out from equity indexes for the first time.
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Huge US?renewables projects defy credit crunch
01 September 2008Gigantic renewable energy projects are being developed in the US and Canada despite the credit crunch, but the looming expiration of the federal tax credit threatens to derail some projects.
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Clean-tech listings get done – at a trickle
01 September 2008Ahandful of clean technology initial public offerings (IPOs) are "getting out the door", but market observers say investors remain skittish, amid mixed post-IPO performance.
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Carbon fund assets reach $12.9bn, up 63%
01 September 2008Assets managed by carbon funds have grown to $12.87 billion, up from $7.9 billion one year ago, according to research* by Environmental Finance Publications, with 80 private-sector carbon funds, government procurement vehicles and buyers' pools either operational, raising money or fully invested.
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Malua BioBank sells first biodiversity credits
01 September 2008The first credits from a novel biodiversity biobank have been sold, following a $10 million private equity investment and the establishment of what is claimed to be the first registry of its kind to track credit trades.
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EU?to link to UN?emissions trading system in October
01 September 2008A long-delayed connection between the EU and the UN's two carbon credit tracking systems will be made in October, the European Commission announced last month – providing a much-needed boost to project developers and carbon traders.