Is clean energy investment in crisis?

Will Nichols
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Last year's drop in investment volumes has continued into the first quarter of 2013. But is the market poised for recovery?

After several bumper years for investors and developers, clean energy investment now seems to have hit a bump in the road. From topping $300bn in 2011, global investment in clean energy fell 11 per...

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