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The cost of environmental impacts on business operations are doubling every 14 years, according to a report that stresses stakeholders should act now. 
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. 
The deployment of biofuels across Europe for the transport sector could cost users £2bn extra at the pump, according to new research. 
Oil giant BP has identified biofuels as one area of five key opportunities for the energy sector in its Energy Outlook 2030. 
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. 
New figures show that for the first nine months of 2011 the share of power that renewable energy provided increased to 11.95 per cent, up from 10.85 per cent for the same period in 2010. 
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. 
Bioenergy and carbon capture and storage are critical components to meeting the UK's carbon budgets and hitting its 2050 emissions target, an influential review has found. 
Sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) themes are becoming increasingly entrenched in alternative asset classes, according to new research. 
One fifth of the estimated global energy demand by the end of the century could be satisfied by biomass, but generating energy from crops instead of oil and coal can also have counterproductive effects, a new study highlights. 
The cultivation of biomass-derived energy sources can be increased in a sustainable manner through the use of widely-accepted conservation practices, such as no-till farming and crop rotation, according a major study released in the US. 
South Africa has launched its much-anticipated renewable energy procurement plan, setting in motion the country’s plan to derive 42 per cent of new generation from renewable energy sources. 
European biofuel trade association ePURE has warned that United Nations recommendations made in preparation for a G20 ministerial meeting tomorrow threaten biofuel subsidies. 
Hedge funds and other foreign speculators are increasing price volatility and supply insecurity in the global food system by acquiring African arable land for export commodities, including biofuels, according to US think tank the Oakland Institute. 
As the height of the global economic recession passes, the market for and performance of pure play clean technology companies has inflated considerably.
European biofuel policies encourage unethical practices and are especially weak when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries, the results of an inquiry have shown.
The US has fallen to third place in clean energy investment, behind China and Germany, according to a report by non-profit group the Pew Charitable Trusts. 
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. 
