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From wind to water
01 April 2008With €1.7 billion under management, Bozena Jankowska's EcoTrends fund has become one of the largest environmental funds in the market. Now the RCM fund manager is turning her attention to the water sector. Mark Nicholls reports
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Here comes the sun
01 April 2008Solar plants are getting bigger and project financiers are getting interested. Nick Gardiner and Neena Madhok look at what's driving the sector – and what risks investors face
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Suzlon goes global
01 April 2008Elizabeth Block reports on how wind turbine maker Suzlon has expanded its horizons far beyond India
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People moves this month
01 April 2008ANNA LEHMANN and BRUCE MAILLET have joined UK-based carbon project developer Sindicatum Carbon Capital (SCC).
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US renewables sector voices concerns as latest PTC extension stalls
01 March 2008US renewable energy associations are warning that the second recent failure to extend a crucial tax credit risks putting the brake on renewable energy investment, well ahead of its expiry at the end of this year.
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Bank of America sets up green investment group
01 March 2008Bank of America has announced the launch of an "environmental strategic investments group", as part of its $20 billion environmental investment commitment.
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Bush mercury rules go up in smoke
01 March 2008A US court has struck down Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to introduce a cap-and-trade scheme for mercury pollution from power plants.
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ADB safeguard policy review under fire
01 March 2008The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is under pressure over plans to change the environmental and social standards projects must fulfil to receive a loan, after at least two NGOs quit the consultation process in protest.
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Carbon project pioneer applies for court protection
01 March 2008Dublin-based carbon project developer AgCert has applied to the Irish courts for protection from its creditors, under a process called 'examinership'.
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US carbon market could hit $1 trillion by 2020
01 March 2008The value of the US carbon market could reach $1 trillion in 2020, if the US closes the door to cheap international credits, says New Carbon Finance (NCF). Such a move would raise carbon prices to $40/tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2), adding 20% to power prices, 10% to the cost of natural gas and 12% to petrol prices at the pump.