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The end of the China Development Mechanism?
06 October 2010China still dominates the Clean Development Mechanism – but its low-carbon growth strategy is moving away from the international carbon market and towards domestic carbon pricing. Joshua Speckman reports
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Looking beyond 2012
06 October 2010With aggressive targets and a range of emissions trading initiatives under way, Japan is preparing to step up its efforts to tackle climate change. But its international role is changing, says Yukimi Shimura
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Taking sustainability into account
06 October 2010Malcolm Preston, global head of sustainability at PwC, says investment throughout the recent recession is paying dividends. He talks to Mark Nicholls
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Some IPOs should be too hot to handle
05 October 2010The planned listing of Coal India is the latest example of how capital markets are failing to price – or even consider – climate change risk, says Mark Campanale
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CRC could be revised, stripped of cap & auction
30 September 2010The UK's CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme should be simplified, and plans to introduce a cap and allowance auction should be scrapped, according to the committee set up to advise government on climate change.
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White House holding reins on loan guarantees
30 September 2010The White House is holding back the US Department of Energy's (DOE) efforts to speed project approvals under its loan guarantee programme, said renewable energy experts, urging Congress to restore its full funding.
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Carbon Trust cash to tap £2bn offshore wind access market
30 September 2010The UK's Carbon Trust is offering designers up to £100,000 ($159,000) to develop technologies which help access deep-water offshore wind farms – to tap a market it says could be worth £2 billion by 2020.
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Biofuels firm Amyris debuts on Nasdaq, raises $85m
30 September 2010Advanced biofuels firm Amyris raised $85 million on Tuesday through an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq.
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China 'not ready' for carbon trading – top official
30 September 2010China will establish a national emissions trading system at some time in the future, the country's top climate negotiator said this week, but opportunities remain limited for now.
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World Bank renewables hire to take fresh look at Bank financing
30 September 2010Daniel Kammen's appointment to spearhead the World Bank's work on clean energy comes as the institution finds itself under renewed scrutiny for the mix of its energy sector lending.