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ICAO agrees aviation emissions plan for 2020 but 'handicaps EU efforts'
07 October 2013The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to introduce a global market-based mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2020, but has been slammed for restricting regional efforts to do the same.
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Solar fund plans additional £175m investment in UK market
07 October 2013A leading solar energy fund expects soon to invest an additional £175 million ($282 million) in photovoltaic plants in the UK.
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Building sustainable finance in Nigeria
04 October 2013Independent adviser and former development bank employee Monika Veric gives her perspective on Nigeria's journey towards sustainability
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Mangrove carbon project has potential for voluntary market roll-out
04 October 2013A pioneering initiative will fund the protection and restoration of mangrove swamps by issuing voluntary carbon credits.
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Impact investing growth 'held back by investment advisers'
04 October 2013The growth of impact investing is being held back in part by advisers to institutional investors such as pension funds, experts have said.
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UK GIB hires managing director for waste and bio-energy
04 October 2013The UK's rapidly expanding Green Investment Bank (GIB) has hired a new managing director for waste and bioenergy, whose remit will include helping to finance the emerging UK anaerobic digestion sector.
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Norway to buy 30 million offsets to rescue 'stranded' CDM projects
03 October 2013Norway's ministry of finance has signed an agreement to buy up to 30 million carbon credits from projects that risk being discontinued because of low emissions prices.
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Boom in cookstove carbon credits as investors eye health and social benefits
03 October 2013The number of carbon credits sold from clean cookstove projects more than quadrupled in 2012, according to a report, in a further sign that 'charismatic' carbon credits are gaining popularity with investors.
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Plans for two of Africa's biggest wind farms advance
03 October 2013Ambitious plans to use renewable energy to help revolutionise Kenya's economy have been boosted by two significant break-throughs.
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India's eagerly-awaited 750MW solar auction 'expected soon'
03 October 2013Activity in India's solar sector is set for a boost, as the government is expected to announce the eagerly-awaited second phase of its solar auction programme, after months of delay.