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New York Green Bank to make first loans in early 2014
24 December 2013New York's Green Bank expects to make its first loans in early 2014 after it was granted an initial $210 million of funding.
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2014: A better year for carbon?
19 December 2013After what has arguably been the toughest ever year in the world's largest carbon markets, leading analysts expect prices to pick up in the EU and California to continue to make steady progress. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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World's largest solar power tower project rejected
18 December 2013California state regulators have preliminary rejected a project that was set to become the largest solar power tower in the world, in a blow for solar thermal technology.
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Looking back at 2013
18 December 2013Stranded assets, retroactive subsidy cuts and backloading were among the themes that dominated the markets in 2013. Peter Cripps looks back on some of the highs and lows of the past 12 months.
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Time to advance?
17 December 2013Advanced biofuel makers have disappointed some investors in their struggle to ramp up production to a commercial scale. But do recent plant developments and investment decisions indicate that the sector is turning a corner, asks Elza Holmstedt Pell
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EU Council adopts backloading
17 December 2013The EU Council has formally adopted a plan to delay the sale of 900 million carbon allowances to support prices in the region's emissions trading system (ETS), ending a long legislative process.
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China's environmental drive 'could strand Australian coal assets'
17 December 2013Australian coal assets are at risk of becoming devalued if China's demand for the commodity declines, a report has warned.
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So far, so good...
12 December 2013It's been a solid first year for California's cap-and-trade scheme, and market participants are upbeat about 2014, when new buyers will likely emerge and the programme will link with Quebec. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Swedish government aims to buy 10 million CERs
12 December 2013A Swedish government agency has issued a call for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project proposals, after announcing plans to buy up to 10 million carbon offsets.
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EU governments nearing deal on backloading
11 December 2013Most EU countries have called for swift implementation of a plan to boost prices in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and have backed a Commission proposal on how to implement the plan.