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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?
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OECD chief backs warnings on 'stranded assets'
09 October 2013If governments impose caps on carbon emissions, the risk of "unburnable" fossil fuel assets "could have a significant impact on the valuation of some companies", Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD said today.
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Chinese PV maker bids for stake in bankrupt Suntech unit
09 October 2013A Chinese solar panel manufacturer has disclosed plans to inject cash into Suntech's insolvent manufacturing unit as it placed a bid for a stake in the debt-laden solar module giant.
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US, Chinese investors snap up convertible green bonds
09 October 2013Goldpoly New Energy Holdings, a Chinese solar energy company, has successfully raised $50 million through the sale of convertible bonds to institutional investors.
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EIB to ramp up energy efficiency lending
08 October 2013The first review of the European Investment Bank's energy lending policy for six years will allow it to boost lending to energy efficiency projects. Its head of environmental lending, Jonathan Taylor, spoke to Peter Cripps
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Coal assets to suffer most from fossil fuel 'divestment stigma'
08 October 2013Coal stocks are more vulnerable than oil and natural gas to the fossil fuel divestment movement, according to a new study which has called on investors to evaluate the "poorly understood and regularly mispriced" environmental risks in their portfolios.
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Swedish pension fund to reduce fossil fuel exposure in emerging markets
08 October 2013One of Sweden's largest pension funds is to invest in a new low-carbon equity fund to lower its emissions and fossil fuel exposure in emerging markets.
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Schroders launches fund to invest in cat bonds
08 October 2013Schroders Asset Management has launched a fund to invest in catastrophe (cat) bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS).
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Aviva buys UK solar assets from private equity group
08 October 2013Private equity group Zouk Capital has sold an 8.6MW portfolio of residential solar assets to Aviva Investors, the asset management division of insurance giant Aviva. The price was not disclosed.