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News you might have missed: 20 May 2009

newspapersLooking for all the latest news headlines and updates from the cleantech sector? Look no further:

  • Iain Todd of Scotland’s Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group is urging green-energy firms to aggressively target the fast-growing market in China;
  • The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has released a report recommending a number of changes to “boost the effectiveness of carbon markets globally (PDF) and to leverage private sector investment in developing countries to mitigate the risks of climate change”;
  • Charter party contracts should include new clauses to encourage owners and operators to run their ships in an environmentally beneficial way, the head of Det Norske Veritas told shipping leaders in London;
  • The French minister of ecology has called for a €1.5 billion investment to boost the nation’s solar energy capacity by 300 megawatts.

Published by:

Dan Ilett

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