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Chinese green sector surges as Europe suffers in Q2
15 July 2010Mixed fortunes have dogged the clean-tech and clean energy sectors in the second quarter of 2010, according to latest figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and VB/Research.
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US renewables loan guarantees need revamp – GAO
15 July 2010The US Department of Energy's (DOE) loan guarantee programme for innovative energy projects is in need of a major procedural revamp, according to a Congressional watchdog.
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PACE bond supporters fight back against Freddie and Fannie
15 July 2010Supporters of innovative bond programmes funding energy efficiency and renewables in the US are fighting back against a decision by federal regulators that threatens to derail them.
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Rio Tinto enters biodiversity agreement with conservation group
15 July 2010Mining behemoth Rio Tinto has joined forces with a global environment group, signing a three-year agreement which aims to improve the miner's environmental performance and promote understanding of the business challenges faced by the resources sector.
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Theolia back from brink as investors stump up
15 July 2010Beleaguered French renewable energy company Theolia has raised €60 million ($76 million) from a rights issue that will allow the company to complete a drawn-out financial restructuring.
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Clean energy infrastructure a 'good match' for pension funds
15 July 2010Investments in European renewable energy infrastructure are a good choice for pension funds and insurance companies because they provide a good match with their liability profiles, said Joost Bergsma, CEO of BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners.
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Business should not overestimate costs of internalising biodiversity – IUCN
15 July 2010The global costs of protecting biodiversity are unlikely to be onerous and should not deter businesses from 'internalising' what are currently external costs, according to a leading conservation economist.
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Enel plans for October listing of renewables business
08 July 2010Italian utility Enel is preparing to press ahead with a listing of its renewables business, in a bid to reduce its debts.
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Clean-tech venture capital investment hits record $4bn
08 July 2010Global venture capital investment in clean-tech firms hit record levels in the first half of 2010, with investment totalling more than $4 billion, preliminary figures reveal.
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Spain wind, thermal solar reform won't harm industry
08 July 2010Industry experts say Spanish government plans to cut premiums paid to wind facilities and delay the commissioning of solar thermal plants are unlikely to have a significant effect on the sectors.