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Utility in R$1.4bn renewables investment
12 August 2013One of Brazil's largest utilities is to invest R$1.4 billion (US$ 620.5 million) in a renewables firm.
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Former UK climate minister to chair biomass company
12 August 2013Chris Huhne, the former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who recently served a prison sentence, has been appointed as chairman of US firm Zilkha Biomass Energy.
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Trading firm 'enters Japanese solar market' with $362m investment
09 August 2013A Japanese trading company plans to invest ¥35 billion ($362 million) to build four solar power plants in the country, according to reports.
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Agriculture assets at 'significant risk' of becoming devalued – report
09 August 2013Climate change could cause assets in the agriculture sector to become 'stranded', a report has claimed, warning that an extreme loss of natural capital could result in $11.2 trillion being wiped off the value of agriculture assets in one year.
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European clean energy fund reaches €200m first close
08 August 2013A fund manager has raised €200 million ($268 million) in a first close for its €450 million clean energy fund.
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Innovative financing needed to scale up clean energy – report
08 August 2013New financing methods are required to scale up the clean energy sector, given the current environment of declining government support and tight bank lending, according to a report released today.
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Chinese solar imports won't face preliminary anti-subsidy duties – EU
08 August 2013Chinese solar products sold to the EU will not be subject to provisional anti-subsidy duties, signalling that a "friendly final agreement" which will benefit investors is in sight.
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Solar firm buys rival's thin-film solar technology
07 August 2013A US solar firm has bought a competitor's thin-film technology in exchange for around $80 million in stock.
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Could a central bank rescue the EU ETS?
07 August 2013With the EU ETS on its knees amid an oversupply of allowances, it is time to set up a 'Central Carbon Bank' to oversee the market, argues Julian Richardson.
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Pension funds buy Italian solar plants
07 August 2013A European investment fund, acting on behalf of pension funds and other institutional investors, has bought four solar energy plants in Italy.