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Australian renewables VC fund ready to invest A$200m
26 March 2012An Australian renewable energy venture capital fund backed by the government is to start looking for investment opportunities.
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Too few companies report climate goal achievements – Norges Bank
26 March 2012Few companies disclosed emissions data and activities to meet climate change goals and regulations in 2011, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).
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Danish pension fund ploughs assets into renewables
22 March 2012Danish pension fund PensionDanmark is putting more money into renewable energy infrastructure assets, which achieve equity market-level returns with less risk, according to the fund's managing director.
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'Ocean economics' study shows $2tr/yr cost of climate change
22 March 2012The economic value of the world's oceans could drop by $2 trillion a year by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise on their current trend, according to a Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) study.
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Clean energy investors should look to Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama
20 March 2012Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama have been ranked the most attractive countries for clean energy investments in Latin America and the Caribbean by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Multilateral Investment Fund.
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HSBC tips energy efficiency sector
19 March 2012Climate theme investors should switch out of low-carbon energy production into energy efficiency and energy management, according to analysts at HSBC.
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UK's biomass industry calls for "serious policy intervention"
15 March 2012The UK biomass industry has urged the government to clarify subsidies for biomass energy generation and help develop sustainability standards for feedstocks.
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SJF Ventures makes first close on impact investing fund
13 March 2012SJF Ventures has reached initial close on a potentially $75 million impact investment fund, the first US fund to be licensed under a federal small-business support programme.
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Dong raises wind investment to $1.9bn
13 March 2012Denmark's Dong Energy increased its investment in wind farms by 70% in 2011, compared with the previous year, putting the firm well on track to meet its carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction goals.
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Agroinvestors must consider sustainability – ESI
13 March 2012Investors scrambling for farmland need to assess soil resilience, human rights and access to water in their land and commodity portfolios or risk undermining the value of their investments, says the Earth Security Initiative (ESI).