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Watered down biofuel laws anger campaigners
17 October 2012Environmental groups hit out at the European Commission (EC) today for watering down proposed new laws to clean up the biofuels industry.
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Global Canopy aims to catalyse forest finance
17 October 2012A guide to help simulate additional finance for forest-friendly development has been launched at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India.
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New funds, ESG integration on the agenda for Alliance Trust
17 October 2012Alliance Trust's newly-arrived sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) team is considering new fund launches, and has been charged with turning the fund manager into a responsible investment leader, according to its head.
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Biofuels row gathers pace over job loss claims
16 October 2012An environmental lobby group has sparked a row with the biofuels industry after it rubbished claims that new EU rules set to be unveiled Wednesday will trigger thousands of job losses.
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Camco rebrands as it ramps up clean energy focus
16 October 2012London-listed project developer Camco International has renamed itself Camco Clean Energy, as the firm moves to distance itself from its roots as a pure carbon play.
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PRI to simplify planned reporting requirements
12 October 2012The Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) is to ease its planned mandatory reporting requirements, following feedback from investor signatories that the framework was too complicated and presumptive, its chairman has said.
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CCS activity moves to China – report
12 October 2012Several new early-stage carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects have been identified in China this year, but development of the technology needs to accelerate dramatically for global emission reduction targets to be met, according to a Global CCS Institute report.
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Emerging markets see 30% hike in responsible investments
11 October 2012Responsible investors have increased their allocations to emerging markets by almost a third over the past three years, a new survey has revealed.
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Clean energy investment set to decline in 2012
09 October 2012A mediocre third quarter for global clean energy investment will likely make 2012 the first 'down' year in almost a decade, according Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Terra Firma planning $5bn renewables fund
08 October 2012Private equity firm Terra Firma is this week expected to reveal plans to raise up to $5 billion for a new renewable energy fund, in a move set to dwarf the other players in the sector.