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Wells Fargo increases green investments to $2.8bn
22 March 2012US bank Wells Fargo provided $2.8 billion to green buildings, green businesses and renewable energy projects in 2011.
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US sets low tariffs on Chinese solar imports
21 March 2012A preliminary decision by US officials to impose relatively modest anti-subsidy tariffs on solar imports from China should not have a major impact on the industry, experts said, although the dispute is far from over.
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Investors see merit in low Rio+20 expectations
20 March 2012Expectations are low for Rio+20, meaning that the summit stands a reasonable chance of success, a panel of investors said on Monday.
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Companies miss out on tax incentives for sustainability – E&Y
20 March 2012Companies might fail to minimise the cost of sustainability initiatives if their tax departments are not involved in the efforts, says Ernst & Young.
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Boutique questions renewables commitment
20 March 2012Senior management at GC Andersen Partners are mulling whether the boutique investment firm should stick to its commitment to dedicate about one third of its resources to the clean technology and alternative energy sector, according to one partner.
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Clean energy investors should look to Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama
20 March 2012Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama have been ranked the most attractive countries for clean energy investments in Latin America and the Caribbean by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Multilateral Investment Fund.
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US biofuels set to outshine geothermal, say financiers
20 March 2012The investment future is bright for the US biofuels sector, but the geothermal industry will continue to struggle, according to financiers.
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HSBC tips energy efficiency sector
19 March 2012Climate theme investors should switch out of low-carbon energy production into energy efficiency and energy management, according to analysts at HSBC.
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MEPs back 2050 low-carbon roadmap, tightening carbon market
16 March 2012Europe's elected officials have strongly endorsed the low-carbon 'roadmap' to 2050 that was rejected by Poland last week, and called on the European Commission to shore up the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS).
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Carbon financiers eye donors as new source of finance
15 March 2012Carbon project developers are looking to tap into the growing emphasis by donors on 'results-based' aid to help finance emissions reduction projects in poor countries that offer health or other social benefits.
- US regulator approves voluntary carbon credit guidance
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Green bond reporting requirements are 'crazy'
- BTG Pactual TIG announces long-term tie-up with Facebook parent Meta
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- RIAA launches nature toolkit for investors
- IFC issues second 'blue'-focused green bond
- ING further restricts upstream oil & gas financing
- 'SFDR is an utter disaster'
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