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World Bank seeks new carbon head
24 October 2013Joëlle Chassard is to retire as manager of the World Bank's carbon finance unit at the end of the month, according to a newsletter from the Bank.
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Water is major risk to miners' competitiveness, warn bank analysts
22 October 2013Water-related risks such as scarcity, pollution and flooding are a significant and growing threat to mining companies' operating costs, efficiency and licence to operate, says a new bank study.
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California adopts first US energy storage target 'to boost renewables'
18 October 2013California's utilities will be required to buy energy storage capacity totalling 1.325GW by 2020 under a "first of its kind" target set by state regulators.
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Declining solar costs trigger 40% surge in US commercial solar installations
18 October 2013Falling solar module costs, innovative financing models and volatile electricity prices drove US businesses to install solar panels on their properties at an unprecedented rate this year, a survey has found.
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A crisis looms
17 October 2013Jeremy Leggett's new book warns of turmoil ahead for the global energy and financial systems, but there is still hope for the longer-term future. His work is reviewed by Nick Robins
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Abengoa could raise €500m as it lists on Nasdaq
17 October 2013Clean energy firm Abengoa could raise more than €500 million ($676.2 million) from investors as it prepares to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
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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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Pension funds voice frustrations over green infrastructure opportunities
16 October 2013Long-term investments in green infrastructure should be a natural choice for pension funds, but numerous barriers are preventing finance flowing at scale, a conference heard.
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Accountants call for action on 'stranded assets'
14 October 2013Companies should measure the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stored within their fossil fuel reserves and account for them, according to Warren Allen, president of the International Federation of Accountants.
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Impact investing growth 'held back by investment advisers'
04 October 2013The growth of impact investing is being held back in part by advisers to institutional investors such as pension funds, experts have said.