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Earth Capital Partners launches sustainable timber fund
06 May 2010ECP is aiming to attract $300 million into a fund investing in Latin American forestry and biomass.
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Cape Wind opponents take to courts
06 May 2010Financing the first offshore wind farm in the US should be easier now that it has won a federal permit, the developer believes, but the project still faces legal challenges.
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US clean energy stimulus cash almost fully allocated
06 May 2010The US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed nearly 90% of the cash it received from last year's economic stimulus package to a vast array of clean energy projects.
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US emissions markets face terminal decline without legislation – EMA
06 May 2010The US pollution markets may not recover if Congress does not adopt a legislative fix for the embattled Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme, according to the Environmental Markets Association (EMA).
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Leaked EC paper reveals €81bn cost of 30% target
06 May 2010Increasing the EU's 2020 emissions reduction target to 30% below 1990 levels would add an extra €33 billion ($42.5 billion), or 0.2% of GDP, to the final bill, according to draft European Commission proposals.
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ICE makes £395m bid for Climate Exchange
30 April 2010IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has made a cash offer for Climate Exchange which values the firm at around £395 million ($603 million), prompting a 57% jump in the carbon exchange's share price to a high of £7.50, from yesterday's close of £4.78.
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US green lights $1bn offshore wind farm
29 April 2010In a major boost for US offshore wind energy development, federal regulators have approved the country's first project, a controversial $1 billion wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.
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Bank sustainability policies scored, found wanting
29 April 2010The number of bank policies on sustainability issues has increased, but most fail to score as "adequate", let alone good, according to a report by NGO BankTrack.
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Rabobank eyes €1.5bn for renewables debt fund
29 April 2010Rabobank is aiming to raise €1.5 billion ($2 billion) into a debt fund that will co-invest alongside the Dutch bank in renewable energy generation projects in Europe and Scandinavia.
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Experts anticipate role for markets in CAIR's return
29 April 2010Emissions market experts remain hopeful that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will preserve some element of trading in a revamped Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme, due out in the coming weeks.