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Spanish solar investors press ahead with legal challenge
18 November 2011Fourteen investors are to challenge Spain's government over retroactive changes to support for solar photovoltaic (PV) plants.
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US states formally quit Western Climate Initiative
17 November 2011Six US states have now entirely dropped out of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), leaving California as the only participating US state.
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Renewables spending to double in next decade – BNEF
17 November 2011Annual investment in new renewable energy capacity will double over the next 10 years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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'Climate finance' needs better definition
17 November 2011The term "climate finance" has to be better defined both in order to reach a global agreement on international climate policy and to facilitate work at a national level, according to a leading climate industry specialist.
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Gucci follows Puma's footsteps in costing environmental impact
17 November 2011France's PPR group, which includes luxury brands Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, is to calculate the environmental cost of its operations, following the lead of its Puma sportswear division.
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Why sustainability is going private
17 November 2011The private equity industry is perfectly positioned to profit from the improved ESG performance of the companies in which it invests – and is waking up to the possibilities, says Adam Black
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More companies set to recognise water risk – CDP
16 November 2011Some 41% of companies responding to the CDP Water Disclosure Project do not consider water-related risks as having the potential to cause significant business impacts – a figure that is set to fall, as responding companies become more familiar with their exposures, according to those carrying out the research.
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US debt committee won't confront energy subsidies – experts
15 November 2011The so-called 'Super Committee' tasked with reducing the massive US deficit is unlikely to tackle subsidies for either renewable energy or traditional fossil fuels itself, but those programmes could eventually face the budget axe, experts said.
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International Carbon Markets – Looking to Durban to deliver
15 November 2011Will the international climate talks help lay the foundations of the next stage of growth in the world's carbon markets – or will deadlock further hit fragile sentiment? A special report from Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance
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Waste-to-energy firm plans project fund
15 November 2011A UK firm with a novel technology for turning waste into energy is proposing to raise a fund to finance installations across the country.