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Impax staffing up, eyeing Asia, as assets near £2bn
24 June 2010Environmental investment pioneer Impax is planning to increase its head count by 10% this year, as its assets under management (AUM) near £2 billion ($3 billion).
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Industry slams EPA stalling on E15 approval
24 June 2010The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has attacked the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for delaying a decision on the use of 15% ethanol blends, or E15, in cars.
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Russell and RepuTex to launch carbon-risk equity indexes
17 June 2010Russell Investments is collaborating with climate risk analysis firm RepuTex to develop an environmental index series.
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Consensus closes African clean-tech fund at $94m
10 June 2010Consensus Business Group has raised $94 million into its Evolution One Fund to invest in clean technology projects and companies in southern Africa.
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Private equity leader to expand 'green portfolio' programme
10 June 2010A pioneering programme to better manage the environmental impacts of companies in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co's (KKR) private equity portfolio is to be expanded, as costs savings have reached $160 million over two years.
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First Chinese index to track low-carbon firms
10 June 2010A first-of-its-kind index tracking Chinese low-carbon businesses has been launched by the China Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX) and clean-tech investor VantagePoint Partners.
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$4bn REDD+ agreement sends glimmer of hope to private sector
03 June 2010Governments last week pledged to provide $4 billion in finance for projects to protect forests through the intergovernmental REDD+ Partnership – which also acknowledges the role of the private sector in scaling up finance for the sector.
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China joins US at top of clean energy investment table
03 June 2010Massive investment in clean energy projects has propelled China to the number one spot in a report ranking the world's most attractive locations for renewable energy investment.
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National Grid earmarks £22bn for clean energy infrastructure
27 May 2010National Grid, one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the world, is planning a major increase in capital expenditure over the next five years to enable it to deal with a sharp rise in low-carbon energy sources.
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Investors, forest peoples in talks over forest finance
27 May 2010Investors met with forest-dependent peoples in London this week, for "non-confrontational" discussions around controversial forest financing plans.