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Investors and businesses lobby for early EU ETS reform
25 October 2013A group of 53 businesses, investors and trade associations has called on the European Commission to bring forward, to the end of this year, draft legislation to reform the beleaguered EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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UK GIB refinances Masdar's stake in largest offshore wind farm
11 October 2013The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and four other lenders have invested £266 million ($425 million) to refinance Masdar's stake in the world's largest offshore wind farm.
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European utility giant hires environmental products trader
08 July 2013The trading arm of a leading European utility has appointed an environmental products trader, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter
04 July 2013Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.
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Utility pulls plug on 'immature' marine power
03 July 2013A utility giant has pulled its support of a leading wave power research project to concentrate on other "more mature" types of renewables.
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Wells Fargo's 'green financing' surges in 2012
12 June 2013US bank Wells Fargo more than doubled its environmental loans and investments last year, and claims to be on track to meet its goal of providing $30 billion of "green" finance between 2012 and 2020.
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German energy firm starts clean-tech venture capital unit
06 June 2013One of Germany's leading energy companies has created a venture capital unit to invest in innovative clean technologies.