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Delay to CSAPR deadlines 'likely', say observers
17 January 2012A delay to compliance deadlines is the most likely outcome following a US court decision suspending the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), observers say, but they did not rule out either a restart later this year with minor revisions, a major revision and a consequent longer delay, or a complete invalidation.
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Leading CCS project appoints BNP Paribas for £4bn funding effort
17 January 2012BNP Paribas has been appointed to raise billions in debt for what its developer describes as the UK's leading carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.
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First Nagoya biodiversity project gets funding
17 January 2012A project in Panama to discover natural products of use to the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries has become the first recipient of cash from the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (NPIF).
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Safety hazards biggest ESG issue in China
17 January 2012Health and safety incidents are the most urgent of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues faced by investors in Chinese companies, according to SynTao, a sustainability consultancy.
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BoAML sees another tough year for cleantech sector
16 January 2012Bank of America Merrill Lynch's (BoAML) expects a difficult 2012 for its clean technology index, which fell a third in 2011, after solar stocks plummeted more than 50%.
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Clean energy investment up 5% in 2011 – BNEF
12 January 2012New investment in clean energy increased 5% to $260 billion in 2011, with solar technology investments surging and the US roaring ahead of China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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New methodology could unlock billions in energy efficiency investment – Deutsche Bank
12 January 2012Lenders can now have greater confidence in energy savings projections from residential energy efficiency programmes, according to a study from Deutsche Bank which seeks to address a key financing bottleneck.
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Ecosystem protection fund makes first close at $22m
12 January 2012EcoEnterprises Capital Management has raised $22 million into its second fund, having convinced a number of institutions to invest in a biodiversity-focused fund for the first time.
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Strategise, target and report on climate risk, investors tell companies
11 January 2012Companies should measure their emissions, set mitigation targets, integrate climate risk into their strategies, and comprehensively report on the lot, investors managing more than $20 trillion of assets have said.
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Dismal fourth quarter for clean energy investments
11 January 2012Clean energy investment slumped in the last quarter of 2011, according to data provider VB Research.