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Competing for cover
01 March 2010A tough and increasingly crowded market for environmental insurance providers has been good news for their customers. But with environmental regulation in the spotlight, are things set to change? Gloria Gonzalez reports
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Return of the IPO?
01 March 2010Clean-tech companies have some of the brightest prospects coming out of the recession. But will they be tapping the public equity markets in 2010? Christopher Cundy reports
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Obama to up renewables funding, cut fossil subsidies
01 March 2010Clean energy was a winner in US President Barack Obama's proposed budget, with major funding increases despite his pledge to control spending.
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Warming to the chill
01 March 2010An unexpectedly cold winter in the northern hemisphere is refocusing attention on the weather risk markets. Christopher Cundy reports
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In defence of cap and trade
01 March 2010As the climate change debate intensifies, proponents of cap and trade are on the defensive. But many of the arguments against emissions trading are – knowingly or otherwise – based on fallacies. Trevor Sikorski makes the case for the market
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Swedish tech group makes $150m move on Tricorona
01 March 2010Swedish energy and environmental technology firm Opcon has announced an all-share offer for emissions-reduction project developer Tricorona.
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Most firms ignore investors' forest info request
01 March 2010An investor-led effort to urge companies to disclose their 'forest footprint' has published its first report, with 35 firms responding.
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How to make the finance flow
01 March 2010Accessing the financing to realise the enormous potential of investments in energy efficiency remains a persistent problem. But the tools and knowledge exist, say Philippine de T'Serclaes and Nigel Jollands
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Foreign developers shut out of China's offshore wind boom
01 March 2010China has opened the door to domestic wind power companies to begin developing the country's offshore resources – but has effectively shut it on international operators – with the release of regulations governing approval and ownership of offshore wind projects.
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Companies not satisfying thirst for water reporting
01 March 2010One hundred water-dependent firms have been chastised by investors for weak disclosure of their exposure to water risks.