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  • Maximum impact

    17 January 2012

    Tammy Newmark has proved it's possible for investors to make money while saving the planet and alleviating poverty. She tells Christopher Cundy how

  • Camco sells UK advisory business for £4.5m

    17 January 2012

    Project developer Camco has sold its UK advisory arm for £4.5 million ($6.9 million), it announced on Monday, leading analysts to raise questions over the financial health of the company.

  • Delay to CSAPR deadlines 'likely', say observers

    17 January 2012

    A delay to compliance deadlines is the most likely outcome following a US court decision suspending the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), observers say, but they did not rule out either a restart later this year with minor revisions, a major revision and a consequent longer delay, or a complete invalidation.

  • Leading CCS project appoints BNP Paribas for £4bn funding effort

    17 January 2012

    BNP Paribas has been appointed to raise billions in debt for what its developer describes as the UK's leading carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

  • First Nagoya biodiversity project gets funding

    17 January 2012

    A project in Panama to discover natural products of use to the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries has become the first recipient of cash from the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF).

  • Safety hazards biggest ESG issue in China

    17 January 2012

    Health and safety incidents are the most urgent of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues faced by investors in Chinese companies, according to SynTao, a sustainability consultancy.

  • BoAML sees another tough year for cleantech sector

    16 January 2012

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BoAML) expects a difficult 2012 for its clean technology index, which fell a third in 2011, after solar stocks plummeted more than 50%.

  • Clean energy investment up 5% in 2011 – BNEF

    12 January 2012

    New investment in clean energy increased 5% to $260 billion in 2011, with solar technology investments surging and the US roaring ahead of China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

  • New methodology could unlock billions in energy efficiency investment – Deutsche Bank

    12 January 2012

    Lenders can now have greater confidence in energy savings projections from residential energy efficiency programmes, according to a study from Deutsche Bank which seeks to address a key financing bottleneck.

  • Ecosystem protection fund makes first close at $22m

    12 January 2012

    EcoEnterprises Capital Management has raised $22 million into its second fund, having convinced a number of institutions to invest in a biodiversity-focused fund for the first time.