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US renewables policies set to come under attack in 2013
24 December 2012Clean energy advocates are preparing to defend state renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in 2013 from conservative groups intent on dismantling them.
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US gears up for carbon tax fight
21 December 2012A major battle will erupt in 2013 over whether the US should implement a national carbon tax, observers have warned.
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Administration, not Congress to lead on clean energy, climate
21 December 2012The next US Congress will likely nibble around the edges of clean energy policy, but climate and energy policy is more likely to come from the Obama administration than the incoming legislature in 2013, experts predict.
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Chu urges Congress to extend MLPs to renewables, renew PTC
20 December 2012US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has made a strong pitch for Congress to allow master limited partnerships (MLPs) to finance renewable energy projects.
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UK Green Investment Bank backs offshore wind, Drax with first loans
20 December 2012The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has agreed its first two loans since its official launch last month.
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Crédit Agricole launches new sector policies, excludes Arctic drilling
20 December 2012Crédit Agricole has introduced social and environmental policies covering a number of energy sectors, including exclusions on financing offshore Arctic drilling, oil sands exploitation and 'sub critical' coal-fired power plants.
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WTO rules against Ontario incentives for local suppliers
20 December 2012A World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against Ontario's renewable energy incentive programme could help boost trade in the sector, it was claimed today.
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Backloading agreement seen key for EUA price recovery
20 December 2012Leading analysts are split on whether EU carbon prices will recover in 2013, but agree that the outcome of an EU vote on backloading will be fundamental.
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US slaps penalties on Chinese, Vietnamese wind turbine towers
19 December 2012The US Commerce Department has imposed final penalties on imports of wind turbine towers from China and Vietnam.
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New Japan government seen cautious on climate, supportive of renewables
19 December 2012The landslide election in Japan of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely to see a partial reversal of the country's nuclear phase-out and a more cautious approach to climate change mitigation – but continuation of policies to support renewables, observers said.
- 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?