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Norway's 'oil fund' to exclude companies over environmental concerns
14 October 2013Norway's government pension fund will exclude four companies that pose a risk to the environment from its investment universe, the government announced today, just one week after revealing it is considering establishing a renewables mandate for the $790 billion fund.
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Clean energy investment set to fall in 2013 – BNEF
14 October 2013Global investment in clean energy is set for a second successive annual fall after plunging 20% in the third quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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UK renewables investor completes first transactions
14 October 2013Belltown Alpha Renewables (BAR), a new company investing in small and medium-scale renewables projects in the UK, has announced its first two deals.
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AfDB's $500m green bond snapped up by SRI investors, pension funds
11 October 2013The African Development Bank (AfDB) has issued a $500 million climate bond in an oversubscribed transaction which saw socially responsible investors buy most of the bond.
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UK GIB refinances Masdar's stake in largest offshore wind farm
11 October 2013The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and four other lenders have invested £266 million ($425 million) to refinance Masdar's stake in the world's largest offshore wind farm.
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Africa awakes
10 October 2013After bidding closed in the latest round of South Africa's ambitious renewables initiative, how will the country overcome the challenges posed by its volatile currency, and raise the billions of dollars needed to hit its targets? Peter Cripps reports
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Impax AUM up 20% driven by market gains, US activity
10 October 2013Strong market gains and a significant rise in US investment activity contributed to a 20% rise in assets under management for Impax in the past 12 months, despite the recent closure of its Asian strategy.
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French cleantech fund makes first US investment
10 October 2013A young Paris-based venture capital firm specialising in clean energy and environmental technologies has bought an undisclosed stake in a Californian energy efficiency company.
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Number of operational CCS projects up 50%, but total pipeline shrinks
10 October 2013The number of operational carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects has risen by 50% in the past year, but the overall pipeline has taken a hit after 12 projects were cancelled or put on hold, according to a report.
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Northern lights
10 October 2013While many countries covet the US shale gas revolution, could Scandinavia help lead a more sustainable revolution in Europe?