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World Bank forest fund gets $180 million boost
11 January 2013An initiative set up to reward developing countries for preserving forests has received a $180 million boost, in a move that has increased its funding by more than a third.
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China's solar plan triggers investor excitement
10 January 2013China's aim to more than double its solar power capacity this year has sparked a rally in the troubled sector, amid "market consensus" the country will significantly raise its 2015 solar target, according to one investor.
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Retail investors back US renewables projects via new marketplace
10 January 2013A new investment model aims to give individual investors typically locked out of the clean energy sector a chance to finance US solar projects.
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PTC tweak sees US developer target 500MW of new capacity
10 January 2013A US wind developer is embarking on a major expansion following a favourable change to the key renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
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Hanergy closes MiaSolé acquisition
10 January 2013China's Hanergy has declared itself a global "clean energy giant" after sealing a deal to buy California-based thin-film solar panel maker MiaSolé.
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New York governor plans $1bn Green Bank
10 January 2013New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed plans to set up a Green Bank with $1 billion of funding to "spur the clean-tech economy".
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Abu Dhabi energy group makes first wind investment
09 January 2013Abu Dhabi's state-run energy company has made its first investment in wind energy, taking a 50% stake in a 200MW wind farm in the US.
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Shell near-miss highlights dangers of Arctic exploration, say investors
08 January 2013Royal Dutch Shell's battle to regain control of a grounded rig risks further damaging its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials and highlights the dangers of Arctic exploration, according to socially responsible investors and analysts.
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Bright outlook for impact investing – JP Morgan
08 January 2013Impact investing is in a healthy state despite the continuing economic woes afflicting much of the world, according to a new survey by JP Morgan and the non-profit Global Impact Investing Network.
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Trading platform launched 'to boost liquidity' in REC markets
08 January 2013An over-the-counter trading platform for US renewable energy certificates (RECs) has been officially launched in a move it is hoped will boost liquidity in the market.
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- 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?