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Obama urges increased commitment to renewables
13 February 2013The US must strengthen its commitment to the clean energy sector to keep pace with China and other countries, said Barack Obama in his State of the Union address, as he unveiled a plan to double US renewable energy generation by 2020.
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Fund set for UK solar buying spree
13 February 2013A private equity fund backed by leading UK investor Jon Moulton is planning to ramp up its investments in industrial solar power installations, having deployed almost £40 million ($62.6 million) since December 2011.
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China launches energy efficiency marketplace
12 February 2013China has added an energy-savings trading platform in Beijing to the basket of market-based measures it hopes will slow growth of the country's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Axa draws up ESG framework for sovereign debt
11 February 2013Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has unveiled a new framework for analysing countries' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and has suggested ways in which it can be applied to sovereign debt portfolios.
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New study to help guard against 'stranded assets'
11 February 2013A research programme has been launched to identify high-carbon sectors and assets in danger of becoming devalued or written off amid the shift towards a greener economy.
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Key US tax incentive is revived
08 February 2013US officials have found $150 million to resurrect a key tax incentive programme for clean energy projects.
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SunPower shrugs off widening fourth quarter losses
08 February 2013Solar manufacturer SunPower suffered wider losses in the final quarter of 2012 but said it is confident of a much stronger year ahead, despite the oversupply problems that continue to dog the sector.
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BA, Dong, UPM seek to boost sustainable biofuels use
08 February 2013British Airways and six European biofuel producers have joined forces to speed up the deployment of second-generation biofuels in the region.
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Shale gas impacts on surface water, not groundwater, greater concern to experts
08 February 2013The impacts of shale gas development on surface water are a greater environmental concern to US experts than the effects on groundwater, according to a first-of-its kind survey carried out by Resources for the Future (RFF).
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Tough path ahead for MLP renewables bill
08 February 2013A bill to allow Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) to be used for renewable energy projects is set for a rough ride in Congress despite benefiting from bipartisan support, legislative experts have warned.
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'