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People moves
27 September 2011The latest appointments
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Taking a renewed look at risk
27 September 2011Too many clean energy and carbon companies are relying on ad hoc, isolated risk management processes and procedures – putting their businesses at risk, says Jenya Khvatsky
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Ontario election threatens renewables support
27 September 2011The best chance of preserving Ontario's feed-in tariff (FiT) programme in its current form is if the governing Liberal Party maintains control after next week's provincial elections, according to a report by the environmental NGO the Pembina Institute.
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Money flows to Ecuador's 'pay us not to drill' trust
27 September 2011A trust set up to pay Ecuador not to drill for oil in Yasuní National Park is halfway towards its first fundraising target, thanks to contributions from the Italian government and an executive at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
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LG to invest $6.8bn in green strategy
27 September 2011South Korean conglomerate LG has said it will invest 8 trillion won ($6.8 billion) by 2015 in a 'Green New Business' strategy.
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Fulcrum Bioenergy files for $115m IPO
26 September 2011Fulcrum Bioenergy has joined the flurry of US biofuels companies hoping to raise cash from the public markets.
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RAN finds fault with BNP Paribas coal policy
26 September 2011BNP Paribas' policy on lending to the coal-fired power sector "contains loopholes big enough to drive a bulldozer through", according to the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) – although the activist's group's criticism of the French bank's new policy is comparatively muted.
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Republicans 'exploiting' Solyndra to strip renewables funding
26 September 2011Republicans in the US House of Representatives are exploiting the bankruptcy of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra to strip funding for the Department of Energy's (DOE) loan guarantee programme for renewable energy, according to Democratic legislators.
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Solar rooftop projects look to securitisation
23 September 2011Securitisation could be a viable financing mechanism for solar rooftop projects in the US, but rating agencies are still struggling with how to assess these deals, according to financing experts.
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Financiers feel the chill
22 September 2011Europe's debt crisis is weighing heavily on the renewable energy sector – but financiers acknowledge the sector faces other challenges in attracting investment at scale. Mark Nicholls reports