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Investors warn palm oil companies and financiers on climate change risks
05 December 2013A $270 billion investor coalition has called for palm oil producers and their financiers to adopt policies to ensure they do not contribute to climate change.
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Deutsche Bank parts company with carbon research head
07 November 2013Mark Lewis has stepped down as head of carbon research at Deutsche Bank, just months after the bank pulled the plug on its emissions trading activities.
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Infinis passes milestone on road to '£930m' float
04 November 2013The renewables company run by private equity giant Terra Firma, has provided further details of its plans to float this month, in a move expected to value the company at up to £930 million ($1.5 billion).
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Mainstream group wins 360MW wind contracts in South Africa
30 October 2013A consortium led by Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power is poised to invest ZAR 9 billion ($913 million) to develop three new wind farms in South Africa with a combined capacity of 360MW.
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NGOs claim victory as Arctic drilling platform plans scrapped
25 October 2013Plans to build two Arctic oil drilling platforms have been scrapped after environmentalists warned the project's financiers that the activities would jeopardise the future of one of the most endangered whale species.
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Terra Firma to float '£1.5bn' Infinis
21 October 2013Private equity giant Terra Firma's Infinis Energy is set to become the latest renewables firm to tap the public markets after it announced plans for a float that could value the company at £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion).
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People moves
16 October 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the Green Climate Fund, Global Reporting Initiative, Green Investment Bank, Trillium Asset Management and more
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Turning trash into cash
19 August 2013Investment in waste-to-energy projects has been stifled by perceived risks. But there are signs that the maturing sector is starting to become increasingly attractive. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Japanese trading house takes €100m stake in renewables developer
05 August 2013One of Japan's largest trading companies has agreed to buy a 25% stake in a solar and wind project developer for €100 million ($133 million).
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Terra Firma 'makes progress with £1.5bn' Infinis sale
05 August 2013Private equity giant Terra Firma has reportedly made progress in its attempt to find a buyer for its clean energy company Infinis, in a move expected to generate about £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion).