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Government regulation needed, say US sustainable business pioneers
21 October 2010Progressive businesses in the US are focusing on sustainability efforts they can engage in without government direction, but their efforts can only go so far.
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£1bn GIB funding not enough: industry
21 October 2010Industry and green groups have welcomed the UK government's commitment to allocate £1 billion ($1.6 billion) to create a green investment bank (GIB), but say the figure is well below what is required.
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Lame ducks unlikely to rescue renewables, pollutant trading – IETA
07 October 2010Action on a federal renewable electricity standard (RES) and a legislative fix for the troubled US emissions markets will likely have to wait until the next Congress, according to US point man for the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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Market divided on plan to revamp US pollution trading
30 September 2010US market players are sharply divided on whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done enough to save the current pollution markets.
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California renewables target is aggressive but doable
30 September 2010Californian utilities can meet an aggressive 33% renewable target – so long as issues over grid capacity and regulation are clarified.
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Japanese utility pours ¥2.5trn into low-carbon development
16 September 2010Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) plans to invest ¥2.5 trillion ($29 billion) over the next 10 years, to support the transition to a low-carbon society.
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CBI calls for energy reform by February
12 August 2010A leading UK business group says £150 billion ($234 billion) of green investment will be at risk if the government fails to deliver key energy reforms within six months.
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Push to save PACE in US Congress, courts
05 August 2010Lobbying is heating up in the US for legislation to rescue innovative bond programmes that help pay for energy efficiency and renewables.
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SO2, NOx trading back on table in US?
29 July 2010US senators on both sides of the aisle prefer a legislative fix to the embattled Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme to plans set out by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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US legislators move to rescue PACE programmes
22 July 2010US legislators have introduced a bill to rescue innovative bond programmes to fund energy efficiency and renewables.