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'First' biofuels facility to capture CO2 from coal-fired plant
03 July 2013A company that uses algae to make biofuels is to build what it claims will be the world's first facility to capture carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power station for use as a feedstock.
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Clean-tech investment pioneer in liquidation
02 July 2013The UK's first publicly-listed clean-tech venture capital firm has entered into voluntary liquidation. Low Carbon Accelerator (LCA) shares were withdrawn from trading on the London Stock Exchange at 7.00am this morning.
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Voluntary markets stand firm
01 July 2013The growth of the California carbon market and continued demand from corporates helped the voluntary market stand firm in 2012. But in the future it will be projects that demonstrate other social benefits that prove most popular. Molly Peters-Stanley and Gloria Gonzalez explain.
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Renewables fund plans £300m London listing
28 June 2013A renewables fund has outlined plans to list on the London Stock Exchange in a further sign that stockmarkets are becoming an increasingly attractive source of capital to developers.
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10 steps to sustainable investment
26 June 2013Institutional investors must address sustainability risks, such as climate change, resource scarcity and water shortages, within their investment decisions, if they are to be successful in the future, an investor-backed lobby group claimed.
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Investors welcome Obama climate plan
26 June 2013Investors are "encouraged" by US President Barack Obama's plan to curb climate change, but warn that the threat of legal challenges could hold back capital deployment.
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US investment manager offers carbon-neutral fund
25 June 2013A US investment manager is to make one of its funds carbon-neutral by purchasing emission offset credits from projects that generate electricity from methane captured at landfill sites.
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UNEP FI names two new co-chairs
25 June 2013Madeleine Ronquest, head of environmental and social risk management at FirstRand Group, and David Pitt-Watson, senior strategic advisor at Inflection Point Capital Management, have been appointed co-chairs of the UNEP Finance Initiative.
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Have solar stocks finally turned a corner?
25 June 2013Many solar stocks have enjoyed a stellar start to 2013, with some having tripled in value. Could a brighter future for the long-suffering sector finally be in sight, asks Peter Cripps
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Danish pension fund to invest $200m in US offshore wind farm
19 June 2013A Danish pension fund has pledged to provide financing for a planned offshore wind farm in the US, the first public funding commitment to the project.