Bloomberg: Clean energy investment dips 11 per cent in 2012

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Mature markets undermined by policy uncertainty as new research reveals surge in demand from emerging economies

Investment in clean energy projects dipped 11 per cent last year, according to new figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), which confirmed the $268.7bn invested still made 2012 the second most...

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