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Nominations open for 2010 Environmental Finance awards
20 May 2010Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance are seeking nominations for this year's awards.
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Biomass energy plantations 'worsen climate change' – NGO
20 May 2010The bioenergy industry has defended the use of forest plantations to create fuel for power plants, following claims by NGO Biofuelwatch that expanding wood biomass production to meet EU renewable energy targets will make climate change worse, not better.
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Merrill hires leading sustainability analysts
20 May 2010Bank of America-Merrill Lynch (BoAML) has hired two leading sustainability analysts, in further evidence of resurgent interest among sell-side brokers in offering responsible investment research.
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Global Environmental Facility pledges $250 million for forest finance
20 May 2010The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has announced a funding envelope of $250 million for sustainable forestry management (SFM) initiatives, including a focus on using forests for climate change mitigation.
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Better chance for renewables support outside Kerry-Lieberman - analyst
20 May 2010Hopes that a Senate energy and climate proposal might extend the US' successful grant programme for renewable energy have been dashed – but analysts suggest an extension may be more likely if separated from the controversial proposal.
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EEA exits management of Leaf Clean Energy
20 May 2010Leaf Clean Energy, a London-listed clean technology fund, is to split from its investment advisor EEA Fund Management, following its failure to merge with Trading Emissions.
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Green aura of UK coalition welcomed
13 May 2010As the UK's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government met for its first Cabinet meeting today, observers welcomed the commitment of both parties to a low-carbon economy.
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EU ready to sign a deal in Cancún – Hedegaard (from Carbon Finance)
13 May 2010The EU will be ready to sign a post-2012 international climate change deal this year, said Europe's climate action commissioner Connie Hedegaard yesterday.
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EcoSecurities founder returns with Amazon investment firm
13 May 2010Pedro Moura Costa, co-founder of emissions reduction project developer EcoSecurities, has launched an investment company that will finance sustainable businesses in the Amazon.
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Environmental markets at centre of Chesapeake clean-up plan
13 May 2010In a ground-breaking initiative that could trigger a new era in ecosystem markets, the Obama administration issued an executive order yesterday to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay, the US's largest and most polluted watershed.
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