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Pooled investment vehicles could boost renewables - CPI
08 March 2013The creation of large, publicly traded, pooled investment vehicles is among the measures that could encourage pension funds and insurers to ramp up allocations to renewables, a new report claims.
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Mind the risk gap
07 March 2013Renewables projects are struggling to get off the ground because investors fear they are too risky. What can be done to make them a safer bet, and what role should the public sector play, asks Gianleo Frisari
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China's Green Credit Policy under scrutiny
19 February 2013Beijing is trying to give teeth to its environmental policies by enlisting the help of the banking sector. Can it work? Rey Edward reports
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ESG becoming more important to investors
14 February 2013Investors are expected to pay more attention to companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance as extreme weather and social unrest become more persistent, according to a new report.
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California PACE programme expected to scale up to $100m this year
07 February 2013A California-based residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programme is expected to reach the $100-150 million level necessary to securitise its bonds this year.
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Connecticut green bank launches solar PV finance competition
01 February 2013Connecticut's green bank is launching a competition worth up to $10 million to spur investor interest in financing residential solar projects.
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Some 20 US states mulling green banks – Kauffman
25 January 2013The Department of Energy (DOE) is working with close to 20 US states to create state financing entities to fund clean energy initiatives, often called 'green banks'.
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One third increase in climate funding would 'close green investment gap' – WEF
23 January 2013A one-third increase in public sector climate change funding, to $130 billion a year, would be enough to leverage sufficient private finance to address climate change, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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GCF's ability to raise private funds to be tested in 2013 – WRI
16 January 2013The Green Climate Fund (GCF) could be a key tool to entice private capital back to the clean energy sector, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI).
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Kauffman hired to lead New York clean tech drive, set up $1bn green bank
14 January 2013Renewables investment expert Richard Kauffman has been appointed to set up New York's $1 billion green investment bank, and spearhead the state's energy policy.