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Policy & Finance
Responsible investment: Creating value from environmental, social and governance issues
The private equity industry response to the responsible investment agenda is evolving rapidly. A recent survey of the private equity industry found that this trend looks set to continue in …
Carbon & Climate
Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012
This report investigates the global state of cleantech innovation in entrepreneurial start-up companies. We are currently faced with a range of climate, energy and economic challenges. Technology start-ups provide one …
By 2018 the world pure Smart Grid business will need to be running at $155 billion, some 50 per cent larger than the current annual expenditure for all electrical transmission …
This report follows up on the 2007 report by examining the most recent data and trends related to primary energy supply, final energy demand, electricity generation and demand, greenhouse gas …
Energy
Cleantech on the Rise
Some business and economic opportunities only come along generationally -- a handful of times in a century. Like the harnessing of electricity, the development of railways, or the invention of …
The price returns of Korea's most sustainable companies since 2007 proof beyond doubt that sustainable investment is profitable, given the right research approach.
Manufacturing
Boom in bio-based materials and chemicals finance nears end after $3.1 Billion in venture funding
Big-ticket acquisitions and a dozen IPOs mark an inflection point for the industry, says Lux Research
Energy
True Cost of Solar Power
PHOTON Consulting's flagship report The True Cost of Solar Power 2011: The Pressure's On is the definitive resource for understanding PV sector cost at each step of the supply chain. …
The REN21 Renewables 2011 Global Status Report shows that the renewable energy sector continues to perform well despite continuing economic recession, incentive cuts, and low natural-gas prices.
Research conducted by Technavio reveals, that the Chinese Electric Vehicle Charging Station market is expected to grow rapidly. The report, which focuses exclusively on China indicates, that the market is …
Seoul, South Korea, March 2011
Germany currently represents roughly half the total global market for solar components - all thanks to explosive growth it fueled over the past decade through attractive solar subsidies. However, as …
