DEALS NEWS Ingenious Solar affiliates plan £30m share offering Carmanah secures $1.1m Coast Guard orders for solar LED lanterns IHS acquires two environmental compliance companies ARES invests $8m in Renewable Energy Group LS Power finalises Delaware solar project financing Click here to read the newsletter.
Briefing Note on the CBD ABS Negotiations
Friday, 24 September 2010 SUMMARY OF THE INTERREGIONAL NEGOTIATING GROUP ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING 18-21 SEPTEMBER 2010 The Interregional negotiating group (ING) established to negotiate a draft international protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) to implement the third objective of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) met from 18-21 September …
Summers: Good Riddance
The good news: Summers is gone Jan 1 (no word yet on Geithner). The bad news? I am not sure what (if any) impact this will have on the administration’s economic policies. To review: Summers is the former Clinton Treasury Secretary, mentored by Robert Rubin. As such, he was one …
U.S. Energy Policy “Just Stupid” – Ge Ceo
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Things-To-Think-About Friday, 9-24: * U.S. Energy Policy “Just Stupid” – Ge Ceo * The Renewables Standard’s Last Stand * Wind Gets Bonus Tax Benefit * Big $$$ In Serving Smart Grid * The Power In The Air Yesterday * Re-Reading – …
American Sustainable Business Council Applauds Small Business Jobs Bill Passage
Washington, DC – The American Sustainable Business Council applauds today’s passage of the Small Business Jobs Bill by the Senate and looks forward to final approval by the House. The bill contains a $30 billion lending fund for community banks to provide new loans to small businesses that have been …
How To Make A Smart Grid And Why
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ In place of new lead posts, while NewEnergyNews finishes relocating, here’s something from earlier this year for – * Re-Reading – How To Make A Smart Grid And Why (From May 20) And, As Usual – * Quick News, 9-21: The …
China launches first ESG index, plans corporate governance addition
RI News Flash: › China launches first ESG index, plans corporate governance addition Click here to read newsletter.
Battery Ventures affiliate agrees to buy RAE Systems
22 September 2010 DEALS NEWS Battery Ventures affiliate agrees to buy RAE Systems Transport metering provider Skymeter closes CAN$1.5m financing round Nexant raises $43m to fund global expansion Click here to read the newsletter.
UNEP FI and partners launch the World Climate Summit to accelerate finance solutions to climate change
70 days before UN climate change negotiations, UNEP Finance Initiative and partners launch the World Climate Summit to accelerate finance solutions to climate change The World Climate Summit to convene the most important business and finance actors, parrallel to COP16 in December SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 – NEW YORK, LONDON, BRUSSELS, …
UN Debates Include Financial Transaction Taxes To Tame Speculation and Raise Funds for Millennium Development Goals
MDG SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2010 The MDG Summit continued on Tuesday with two plenaries and two high-level roundtables on promoting sustainable development and emerging MDG issues, as well as dozens of side and partnership events. IISD-RS was there to report on 12 of these events, including on infrastructure …