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World Bank calls for investment in solar
2013-07-25 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Solar Power: WBG is aiming to double the share of renewable energy power from 15% globally, to 30%. The World Bank Group (WBG) has released a report calling for more investment in solar energy as a tool for tackling extreme poverty. The 31-page report entitled Toward a Sustainable Future for All: Directions for the World Bank Group's Energy Sector, said that solar and other renewables had key role to play in helping reduce energy poverty, but "critically needed' more investment. The report's major goals...
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PRESS RELEASE: Panattoni Development and LaSalle Investment Acquire Land Parcel in Northwest Houston
2013-07-24 21:38:00| National Real Estate Investor
Barbara Mullahy DeNault A joint venture between Panattoni Development Company, Inc. and LaSalle Investment Management, Inc. acquired a 125-acre parcel of land for industrial development in Northwest Houston. read more
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European Investment Bank Will Not Finance Most Coal Power Stations
2013-07-24 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The European Investment Bank (EIB), the main lending arm of the European Union, has decided to stop financing most coal-fired power plants, part of an effort to help the 28-nation bloc meet ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2030. The EIB says that new and refurbished coal-fired power stations will be ineligible for funding unless they emit less than 550 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour, a standard that traditional coal power plants would be unable to meet. Power stations that...
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European Investment Bank halts lending to dirtiest coal power plants
2013-07-24 13:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Green groups have cautiously welcomed a decision by the world's largest public financial institution to phase out funding for certain coal power plants, after its directors agreed to stop lending to projects that emit the highest levels of carbon dioxide. The European Investment Bank (EIB) board of directors agreed late yesterday to adopt an emissions performance standard for energy projects, which aims to screen out those energy projects that could undermine the EU's climate change policies,...
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Investment by Ukrainian steel, mining giant boosts Black Iron's flagging stock
2013-07-24 12:42:35| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Black Iron Inc. was one of Canada's most active stocks Tuesday after it announced Ukraine's largest mining and steel company is making a significant investment in the company's development subsidiary BKI Cyprus.
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