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DNV acquires sustainability consultancy
08 May 2012DNV has bought Two Tomorrows Group, a UK-based sustainability consultancy, for an undisclosed sum.
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Brazilian exchange seeks afforestation credit buyers, sellers
08 May 2012A new Brazilian environmental exchange has opened its doors to potential buyers and sellers of 'Forest Reserve Credits'.
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Generation leads $18.3m LED VC round
08 May 2012A company specialising in LED lighting has raised $18.3 million in a venture capital financing round led by sustainability-focused investment firm Generation Investment Management.
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STX launches renewable energy certificate auctions
08 May 2012An electronic platform for buying and selling renewable energy certificates in Europe has sold 100 gigawatt hours of electricity at its first auction.
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Renewables 'deadline' insurance hard to find
08 May 2012Renewable energy project developers and investors, skittish about missing deadlines that could cost them US federal tax incentives and grants, are asking about the possibility of insurance to cover the risk – but options are extremely limited.
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Morgan Stanley backs major US solar finance facility
08 May 2012Morgan Stanley is investing in a $300 million fund to finance residential solar projects in the US.
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Lenders drive demand for renewables insurance
08 May 2012Demand from lenders is driving insurance purchases for renewable energy projects, even though the risk of a major pollution event for these projects is relatively slim, and the premiums are extremely attractive for buyers, according to providers.
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PACE bonds back on the table?
03 May 2012US federal regulators will likely have to retreat from their objections to municipal bond programmes that pay the upfront costs for renewable energy and efficiency retrofits, experts said, allowing the financing mechanism to be more widely utilised.
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Forests' inflation, correlation appeal attracts pension funds
03 May 2012Pension funds are increasingly attracted to forestry investments because of their low correlation with equity and bond markets, and because of the inflation hedge they offer, according to fund managers and investors.
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Korea passes emissions trading bill
03 May 2012After more than a year of delays, South Korea passed a law on Wednesday that mandates the 2015 launch of an emissions trading scheme (ETS), making the country the third in the Asia-Pacific region, and the first in Asia, to pass such legislation.
- 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'
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'
- UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation