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Deals of the Year 2015
01 April 2015The low-interest, low-yield environment of recent years has been a curse for many investors, but it has, at least, helped advance renewables' cause.
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Sustainable Forestry: Credit Suisse/Althelia Ecosphere's Nature Conservation Notes
01 April 2015The Nature Conservation Notes issued by Credit Suisse and Althelia Ecosphere in December are a novel impact investing product designed to help reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and promote sustainable agriculture.
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Carbon: ClimateCare's ethanol cookstoves fund
01 April 2015This year's award winner in the carbon finance category combines government grants with pure carbon finance to create a revolving fund that supports a new market in clean cookstoves.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 30 March 2015
30 March 2015Today's trilogue meeting and Wednesday's release of European emissions data for 2014 will determine the direction of EU Allowance prices this week, says Louis Redshaw.
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Mirova to develop carbon measurement method
30 March 2015Sustainable investment specialist Mirova is to help develop a method for measuring companies' greenhouse gas emissions.
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GIB makes first investment in social housing
30 March 2015The UK's state-owned Green Investment Bank (GIB) has made its first investment in social housing. The bank has committed £2.5 million ($3.7 million) to a project to install energy efficient, low-carbon heating systems in up to 28 sheltered housing developments managed by UK property company Places for People.
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Infographic: The US coal crash
24 March 2015The US coal markets have been knocked by a combination of cheaper renewables, rising construction costs, and the shale gas revolution, argues a report by thinktank the Carbon Tracker Initiative.
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Joan Walley takes the reins at the Aldersgate Group
24 March 2015Joan Walley, who is stepping down in May as a Labour member of parliament after 28 years, has been named chair of the UK's Aldersgate Group.
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EU Carbon market weekly update - 23 March 2015
23 March 2015EU carbon prices could rise further, after last week's rally, depending on the clean-dark spread and MSR talks, says Louis Redshaw.
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GIB and Zouk Capital invest in novel £111m energy from waste plant
23 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing alongside Zouk Capital in a £111 million ($165 million) project that combines a 12.5MW waste-to-energy plant with an adjacent materials recycling facility.