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Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012
Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012
Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Zimbabwean hybrid renewable energy project developer eyes funding - 8 Feb 2012Finland waste to building materials company requires investment - 8 Feb 2012Robotic EV charging entrepreneur sets out vision of future - 8 Feb 2012
Innnovative ventilation system developer indicates funding opportunity as policy sparks demand - 8 Feb 2012
Norwegian innovator reveals funding needs for energy storage technology - 7 Feb 2012US train energy storage company requires expansion capital - 7 Feb 2012 Chinese deals sought by Middle Eastern investor - 8 Feb 2012
International deals sought by MENA cleantech investor - 8 Feb 2012
Indian finance group to increase investment in renewables - 8 Feb 2012
Energy distribution innovators to compete for cash pot - 8 Feb 2012
Investor to focus on control-oriented energy investments - 8 Feb 2012
US cleantech start-up reveals capital raise intentions - 8 Feb 2012
More than 41GW of wind power was installed around the world in 2011, with China leading the way, according to figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council.
Industry leaders meet to discuss the key challenges and opportunities across the cleantech, renewable energy and sustainability sectors in 2012 at NewNet's Envirotech & Clean Energy Investor Summit.
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US utility FirstEnergy will close three coal-fired power plants in West Virginia due to the recently finalised US Environmental Protection Agency Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. 
New statistics have revealed that UK greenhouse gas emissions covered by the Kyoto protocol were estimated to be 590.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010, 3.1 per cent higher than 2009 when the figure was 572.5 million tonnes. 
Global private equity firm Carlyle has bought The Sniffers, a Belgian provider of emission monitoring and related services, from majority owner Creafund. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. 
The International Energy Agency has said more needs to be done in order to halve carbon dioxide emissions from new cars by 2030, a goal set by the Green Fuel Economy Initiative. 
The UK could be the first country to give customers the facility to choose their airline based on emissions and other environmental factors. 
The European Environment Agency has released a report on transport emissions with a roadmap listing suggestions for a set of quantitative targets for vehicle emissions.
The push back against Europe’s plans to charge airlines for their carbon emissions has gained strength with a number of countries outside the European Union calling for a change to the plans. 
The UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne is set to deliver an ‘outspoken speech’ today dismissing climate change sceptics. 
A large proportion of UK companies are also managing the carbon emissions of their suppliers, according to a new study the Carbon Trust. 
A key association has called for the abolishment government’s plans for a carbon price floor in the UK. 
After a decline in 2009, carbon dioxide emissions in the US rose last year, despite the ongoing economic turmoil that has historically kept manufacturing pollutants down, a new report shows. 
American Airlines has described the European Union’s plan to bring almost every airline into carbon emissions scheme as ‘unwise’ and ‘beleaguered’. 
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has set a carbon tax of A$23 ($24.63) per tonne, putting in place the initial step that will lead to the biggest emissions trading scheme outside of Europe. 
The Canadian Province Ontario has attracted C$20bn ($20.8bn) of private sector investment in green energy solutions since the introduction of the Green Energy Act in 2009. This has created 13,000 jobs and the government said the province is on track to create 50,000 by the end of 2012. 
The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalised additional Clean Air Act protections that will reduce pollution from smokestack emissions. 
As South Africa’s largest energy company, Eskom has long been aware of the need to increase and diversify its power sources and is increasingly looking to build its renewables capacity, according to Dr Steve Lennon from the state-owned utility. 
Australia's long awaited carbon package is due to be announced this week, with Prime Minister and Labor leader Julia Gillard staking her political career on getting an emissions price right. 
Germany is set to approve a new carbon-labelling scheme to better monitor emissions from the transport sector and encourage consumers to take up green options.
