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Triodos sees another 30% growth in 2011
20 January 2011Triodos Bank expects to increase its UK loan book by 30% this year, following 26% growth in 2010, according to its head of business banking.
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Ontario feed-in tariff under the axe
20 January 2011A change in the Ontario government this fall could spell the end of the province's generous feed-in tariff (FIT) programme, one of the most attractive programmes for financing renewable energy projects in North America.
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Wind energy sector to offer stamp of approval to consumers
20 January 2011Corporate and wind energy groups this week launched a global consumer label which identifies companies that make products using wind energy.
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Matrix raising funds to tap UK solar potential
20 January 2011Financial services company Matrix Group has launched two venture capital trusts in a linked offer which aims to raise £25 million ($40 million) to fund clean energy investment, primarily in solar projects in the UK.
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Gulf oil states urged to swap oil subsidies for solar
20 January 2011Solar photovoltaic (PV) would be more economically viable than oil-fired electricity generation in oil-rich Gulf states, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) said today.
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Masdar and others mull VC fund launches for 2011
20 January 2011Masdar's venture capital unit is considering two fund launches in 2011, according to Erik Martel, a principal at the firm.
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Carbon thefts see traders stay out of EU market
20 January 2011Trading in the EU carbon market has slowed to a crawl following the decision yesterday afternoon by the European Commission to suspend transactions in all EU member states' allowance (EUA) registries, following the latest in a string of "security breaches".
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Fossil fuel-free Pepsi 'doable' says analyst
20 January 2011Pepisco's plans to go fossil fuel-free in the UK and Ireland by 2023 are entirely feasible – provided the company is prepared to pay, an analyst says.
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China state visit nods to climate, energy issues
20 January 2011Energy and climate change issues are competing for attention on a packed agenda as the presidents of the US and China meet this week in Washington, DC.
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California puts the brakes on emissions
19 January 2011The same elections that knocked carbon trading off the US federal agenda gave the green light to a comprehensive carbon cap-and-trade programme in California. Gloria Gonzalez reports