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US energy subsidies to favour fossil fuels over renewables
08 March 2012The renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors received most of the US federal government's $24 billion in energy subsidies last year, but fossil fuels will win out this year as several key tax breaks for renewables have expired.
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RWE to invest additional €4bn in renewables by 2014
08 March 2012RWE is to invest €4 billion ($5.3 billion) in renewable energy over the next two years, adding to the €4.4 billion it has spent since 2007, the German utility giant said on Tuesday.
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Sustainable palm oil supply still far exceeding demand
08 March 2012Despite a seven-fold increase of sustainable palm oil sales over the past two years, supply outpaced demand by a factor of two in 2011, according to figures from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
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Enel sees rise in profits and installations
08 March 2012Enel Green Power has reported a 20% rise in earnings following a surge in new wind farm installations in 2011.
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UK Green Investment Bank to be headquartered in Scotland
08 March 2012Edinburgh has won the race to host the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB), although its main transaction team will be based in London.
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Rio+20 should refine integrated reporting proposal – investors
07 March 2012Investors have welcomed a proposal to make companies report on their environmental and social impacts, to be discussed at the Rio+20 sustainable development summit in June, but say it could be improved in several ways.
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Private equity fundraising at risk over ESG 'expectations gap'
07 March 2012Private equity firms that fail to develop and communicate environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies are likely to find it increasingly hard to raise funds from investors, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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German solar subsidy cuts postponed
06 March 2012The solar subsidy cuts proposed by the German government will be not come into force before 1 April, according to a government spokesman.
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Long road ahead seen to repair EU ETS
06 March 2012A key European Parliamentary committee has voted in favour of measures to address the chronic oversupply of allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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US biofuels rules could lead to surging imports
06 March 2012US rules on ethanol usage will favour Brazilian cane sugar producers and could lead to a surge in imports in the coming years, according to a research note from Rabobank International.
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