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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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Europe's climate policy in crisis
22 January 2013Pressure is mounting on EU politicians, charged with rescuing the flagship emissions trading scheme and initiating a wider overhaul of the climate and energy strategy in 2013. But can they deliver? Sonja van Renssen reports
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Obama can act on clean energy, climate without Congress – Sierra Club
15 January 2013The Obama administration has substantial scope for unilateral action on clean energy and climate change without needing to win over Congress, according to the Sierra Club.
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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.
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UK's Green Investment Bank taps Morgan Stanley's Mansley
11 January 2013Senior renewables banker Robert Mansley is to join the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) as head of capital markets.
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New York governor plans $1bn Green Bank
10 January 2013New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed plans to set up a Green Bank with $1 billion of funding to "spur the clean-tech economy".
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Obama's electoral win top US environmental success of 2012
02 January 2013The re-election of US President Barack Obama was the environmental highlight of 2012, according to a top legal expert.
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US gears up for carbon tax fight
21 December 2012A major battle will erupt in 2013 over whether the US should implement a national carbon tax, observers have warned.
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UK Green Investment Bank backs offshore wind, Drax with first loans
20 December 2012The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has agreed its first two loans since its official launch last month.
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New Japan government seen cautious on climate, supportive of renewables
19 December 2012The landslide election in Japan of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely to see a partial reversal of the country's nuclear phase-out and a more cautious approach to climate change mitigation – but continuation of policies to support renewables, observers said.