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Offshore wind farm 'to attract £1bn investment'
24 May 2013Plans for a 504MW wind farm off the UK coast have been given the go-ahead, in a move with the potential to attract £1 billion ($1.5 billion) of private investment.
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Massachusetts plans $100m green bond issuance
24 May 2013The state of Massachusetts plans to issue $100 million of 'green bonds'.
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New markets tempt investors into timber
23 May 2013Forestry is growing in favour as an asset class for institutional investors but the market is being restructured by economic and demographic changes and growing demand for bioenergy, says David Brand of investment manager New Forests.
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Investors urge politicians to 'unlock energy efficiency investment opportunity'
23 May 2013Policies to help build a secondary market for energy efficiency in the US would unlock billions of dollars in financing for energy efficiency upgrades, a group of institutional investors has said.
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First insurance product for California offsets launched
23 May 2013Buyers of offsets in California's carbon market will soon be able to protect their credits from the risk of invalidation after the first insurance product was announced yesterday.
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Captives to the rescue
22 May 2013Investors' appetite for renewables is growing, but they remain wary of technology risks. That's where 'captive financiers' have a role to play, as Roland Chalons-Browne explains
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First Desertec project starts, but doubts linger over exports to Europe
22 May 2013The Desertec Industry Initiative has admitted its goal to supply Europe with renewable energy from Africa might not be realised, but insisted local development of projects means the initiative is not dead.
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Energy efficiency insurance product launched
22 May 2013The first energy efficiency warranty insurance product aimed at German businesses has been launched.
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New GRI guidelines 'major step forward', say investors, businesses
22 May 2013Businesses and investors have welcomed the updated Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework as a major step forward in the evolution of sustainability reporting.
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Sustainability reporting 'more than worth its costs'
21 May 2013More than half of companies that report on sustainability issues say it gives them a competitive advantage, a survey has revealed.