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Climate change investors look beyond G8
09 July 2009Investors exposed to the climate change theme have welcomed progress on targets at the G8 meeting in Italy this week – but say it is of little immediate relevance in investment terms.
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Sweden develops national biogas strategy
08 July 2009Sweden has told its energy agency to develop a national policy for the production, distribution and use of biogas as a vehicle fuel, as part of a move towards its target of the country's cars being fossil fuel-free by 2030.
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VC investment in clean-tech rebounds to $1.2 billion
02 July 2009Venture capital (VC) investment in clean technologies (clean-tech) rebounded to $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2009, according to the Cleantech Group, but investment levels stayed well below the highs of 2007-08.
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Siemens doubles income from environmental business
02 July 2009Annual revenues from Siemens' environmental activities grew 12% in 2008 to €18.9 billion ($26.5 billion) – almost double the rate for the business as a whole. The German engineering giant also managed a 10% improvement in its energy efficiency compared with its base year of 2006, according to its sustainability report published last month.
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Ex-Wall Street bankers launch clean-tech advisory firm
02 July 2009A team of former Wall Street bankers have launched a financial advisory firm focused on the alternative energy and clean technology (clean-tech) sectors.
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Investment rebounds, but remains anaemic
01 July 2009Investment in clean energy and in clean-technology venture capital rebounded in the second quarter from the dismal levels of the first three months of the year, but remains below earlier highs, according to analysts.
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Wheb launches sister asset manager
01 July 2009Wheb Ventures has launched a sister company to invest in listed equities set to benefit from their exposure to three 'megatrends' – water, climate change and demographic change.
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New indexes to track green commodities, sustainability leaders
01 July 2009Four index providers have announced new products focused on environmental commodities and companies that address environmental issues or show class-leading efforts on sustainability reporting.
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DB funds to invest in low-emission companies
01 July 2009Deutsche Bank has launched two global equity funds offering exposure to companies with low greenhouse gas emissions.
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Bache launches biofuels and climate change index
01 July 2009Trader and broker Bache Commodities yesterday launched a "green" investment and benchmarking index based on biofuels feedstocks and "clean air" commodities including carbon emissions credits.