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Trading truncated
17 December 2010The regulatory omens don't look good for the major US emissions markets, and the economic downturn has dried up liquidity in the regional ones. Gloria Gonzalez reports on a gloomy year in SO2 and NOx
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California dreaming
17 December 2010Trading is under way in California's nascent carbon market – which could form a basis for EPA carbon regulation across the US, say Stephen MacKenzie and Thomas Cape
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Leading lights named in survey of environmental markets
16 December 2010Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance – two of the leading global publications covering environmental markets – have named the winners in their annual market survey.
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US clean energy target to include nuclear, clean coal?
16 December 2010The next US Congress has its sights on a clean energy standard (CES) that includes clean coal and new nuclear technology rather than a federal renewable electricity standard (RES), a shift that Barack Obama's administration seems willing to embrace.
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Investors warned on risky unconventional fossil fuels
16 December 2010Investors must scrutinise the significant risks associated with production of unconventional fossil fuel sources such as oil shale and coal-to-liquids (CTL), according to a report commissioned by Ceres.
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UK overhauls electricity markets, clean energy subsidies
16 December 2010The UK government today announced plans to overhaul the country's electricity market, introducing feed-in tariffs for clean energy generation and supporting carbon prices.
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US Senate throws renewable grants a lifeline
16 December 2010The US Treasury grant programme for renewable energy projects is on the verge of receiving a critical lifeline.
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Regulatory uncertainty threatens California's renewables targets
16 December 2010California's success in meeting America's most aggressive targets for renewable energy may be derailed by lack of regulatory certainty, despite the latest figures from the state energy regulator showing that approvals for projects already put the state on track to meet its 2020 target.
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UK spending review 'hit clean-tech confidence' – report
16 December 2010The UK's recent comprehensive spending review (CSR) has dented confidence within the UK's clean technology sector, despite being perceived by many as positive for environmental technologies, according to consultancy Ernst & Young.
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SunPower closes industry-first solar bonds
16 December 2010US solar power firm SunPower Corporation has sold €195.2 million ($258.4 million) of bonds linked to a solar farm in Italy, which are understood to be the first such bonds of their kind.