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17 February 2012

Environmental costs for businesses to escalate dramatically, report warnsp

map_leaf_170_170 The cost of environmental impacts on business operations are doubling every 14 years, according to a report that stresses stakeholders should act now.

13 February 2012

Cleantech deal value plunges after December highp

dropping_1701 The value of private equity investment in the cleantech sector has continued to see-saw in the last couple of months, and January's activity continued this trend, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.

24 January 2012

Divided energy priorities will result in post-Kyoto failure, warns reportp

The vast majority of energy and natural resource executives believe that a post-2012 Kyoto agreement will fail, according to a new report.

10 January 2012

Slow growth in cleantech investment values as deal numbers fallp

green-growth_170sq1 The value of private equity, venture and development capital investment in global cleantech companies increased for the second consecutive year in 2011, reaching $9.70bn. However, growth since 2009 has been slow, averaging at less than three per cent over two years, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.

16 December 2011

Influential report questions renewable energy potentialp

questionmark2_170_170 Renewable energy technologies are neither economically competitive or easily capable of providing the necessary level of energy security needed by a developed society, a major report has warned.

12 December 2011

Volume of cleantech deals drops dramatically in Novemberp

dropping_1701 The value of private equity, venture capital and development capital investments in the cleantech sector remained at a similar level to November 2010 despite volume falling by 61 per cent, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.

3 November 2011

Research vital to make most of green buildingsp

Improving the energy efficiency of homes - and the appliances within them - does not necessarily reduce their overall energy consumption, according to a new report.

27 October 2011

Sustainable and responsible investment on the risep

Sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) themes are becoming increasingly entrenched in alternative asset classes, according to new research.

1 September 2011

Brazil wind power takes off, craves long-term policy framework

Wind power deployment in Brazil is set to exceed 5GW by 2013, a five-fold increase from the current installed capacity, according to a recent study. However, a long-term specific policy framework for wind power is still required to sustain investment in the sector.

7 July 2011

Climate finance for developing countries needs to be readdressed, says report

How climate finance is implemented in developing countries too often ignores the fundamental issues of how we pay for the incremental costs of decarbonisation in the developing world, a new report highlights.

21 June 2011

Biofuel association urges G20 to reject UN biofuel-food security link

European biofuel trade association ePURE has warned that United Nations recommendations made in preparation for a G20 ministerial meeting tomorrow threaten biofuel subsidies.

8 June 2011

Larger businesses outperform in sustainability stakes, UN findings show

Large and publicly traded companies are performing at higher levels when it comes to sustainability and the environment than smaller businesses, due to greater availability of resources and finances to support sustainability programmes, new United Nations (UN) findings have shown.

23 February 2011

Biotechnology crop plantations in 2010 equalled China’s entire land area

Enough biotechnology crops were grown in 2010 worldwide to cover the entire land area of China, just 15 years after they were initially commercialised, new findings show.

21 February 2011

Green investment would increase global profits, UN finds

Investing just two per cent of global gross domestic product into ten sustainable sectors would be sufficient to jump-start a low carbon economy and accelerate global gross domestic product, a new United Nations report finds.

21 February 2011

Increasing commitment to sustainability key for business

More than two-thirds of companies are planning to increase their commitment to sustainability this year, despite the tough economy, according to a new report.

8 February 2011

World’s energy needs could be met by renewable energy by 2050p

All of the world’s power needs could be provided by clean energy that is both economic and sustainable by 2050, according to a new report.

11 January 2011

Smart grid efforts must be consolidated in 2011

Many thought leaders have extolled the enormous potential of the smart grid and its value in delivering a worldwide low-carbon economy. But despite this there is an uncertainty about how the business will progress in this decade, according to an executive brief from business intelligence provider Memoori.

21 December 2010

Green climate fund key achievement of Cancúnp

The agreement to develop a Green Climate fund to channel finance and transfer technology to poorer countries was one of the key accomplishments of the recent United Nations Cancún summit in Mexico, according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

13 December 2010

Private equity cleantech deals drop in November

The value of private equity and venture capital investment in cleantech companies declined month-on-month in November, erasing two previous months of growth and putting deal volume and value back among the lowest levels recorded this year, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.

7 December 2010

Smart grid’s interface with home energy management is more than passing fad

A combination of M&A activity, alliances and invested capital means the home energy hardware and software business is rapidly developing. Although still in its infancy, its ability to connect with the smart grid sector makes for a compelling argument.

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