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BNP spins off clean energy fund
21 January 2013BNP Paribas has agreed the spin-out of BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners – the manager of a €437 million ($582 million) clean energy fund – which has rebranded as Glennmont Partners and is mulling a new fund.
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Actuaries would "face ridicule" in considering climate change
21 January 2013Resource constraints and environmental damage could trigger a drastic decline in the global economy, but actuaries say they lack the expertise and data to model them – and would encounter ridicule from their CEOs for even considering it.
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US trade body rules on wind tower penalties
18 January 2013The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has signed off penalties on wind turbine tower imports from China and Vietnam.
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New renewables financing structures needed to avoid tax equity squeeze, says advisor
18 January 2013The tax equity market has become tighter and more expensive following the expiry of a key US government subsidy programme, but allowing renewable energy projects to tap into other financing mechanisms would help lower costs, according to one expert.
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US wind growth to slow after PTC boost – ICF
18 January 2013The extension of the production tax credit (PTC) will provide a temporary boost to the US wind industry, but the sector's growth will slow significantly in the long-term, according to consultancy ICF International.
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Ceres wins $1.5m NGO Zayed Future Energy prize
17 January 2013US investor, corporate and environmental coalition Ceres has won the NGO category of the Zayed Future Energy prize.
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Development banks continue to lead renewables lending
17 January 2013Europe and Brazil's state-owned development banks remain the largest lenders to renewable energy projects, according to a ranking of financiers and advisors in low-carbon investment last year.
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Renewables to struggle to take market share on subsidy costs – BP
17 January 2013Renewables' share of the global fuel mix will remain small in 2030, despite being the fastest growing energy source, as subsidies for the technologies are becoming unaffordable, according to BP's Energy Outlook.
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Investors almost wiped out as Low Carbon Accelerator grinds to a halt
16 January 2013Investors who sank some £55 million ($88 million) into the UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm are set to recover less than 10% of their investment as the company is wound up.
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GCF's ability to raise private funds to be tested in 2013 – WRI
16 January 2013The Green Climate Fund (GCF) could be a key tool to entice private capital back to the clean energy sector, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI).
- 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'
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?