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Cornish mining firm banks £1m investment for lithium hunt
Latest funding round will help bankroll Cornish Lithium's exploration activities
Bloomberg, AXA, HSBC, Macquarie CEOs launch climate finance drive
Climate Finance Leadership Initiative will seek to raise private capital towards tackling climate change ahead of critical UN summit in September
BlackRock's Fink urges firms to 'act with purpose' in 'fragile' world
'Purpose is not a mere tagline or marketing campaign', insists BlackRock boss
Three things you need to know about Malta, the Google-incubated and Bill Gates-backed startup
The energy storage technology company is proving that batteries aren't just for backup anymore
BlackRock targeted in divestment hoax
Hoax letter purporting to be from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink had promised to take much harder line on companies involved in fossil fuels
BNEF: Global clean energy investment ticks down, but deployment levels keep climbing
Annual report confirms clean energy investment dipped eight per cent last year, but falling costs meant overall renewables deployment continued to impress
Climate threat dominates 2019 global risk rankings
Four of the five most impactful global risks in 2019 relate to climate change, with extreme weather the most pressing risk facing the planet, according to annual survey of risk experts
'Wrong side of history': Barclays' fossil fuels policy shift garners mixed reviews
UK bank sets stricter standards for investments but will not pull out of coal, oil and gas altogether, according to new statement
ClientEarth takes EIB to court over biomass financing row
Case represents first time NGO has taken legal action against the European Investment Bank
ESG screening boosts stock market performance, research finds
Assessing companies using environmental social governance criteria can positively impact investment returns, asset manager Amundi finds
Abundance closes record £7m investment for Orbital Marine Power project
Orbital Marine Power set to develop UK's first floating tidal stream turbine to go into commercial production
Car sharing platform Turo eyes UK expansion with easyCar Club acquisition
US peer-to-peer car hire app service adds easyCar Club's 80,000 customers to its roster as it sets sights on further UK expansion
Record year: Sustainable debt market surges forward in response to growing global demand
BNEF analysis confirms sustainable finance market grew 26 per cent last year, with a record $247bn of sustainability-themed debt instruments raised
'Long-term gains': Norway town set for SDG boost
Asker aims to be the first Norwegian town to incorporate UN Sustainable Development Goals into development plan - a move Moody's says will deliver long-term benefits
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to step down amid Trump climate clash
Resignation - which comes three years early - leaves US President Trump with opportunity to nominate a successor less enthusiastic about tackling climate change
Green Investment Group under fire over 'low' level of UK focus
Trustees for former state-owned bank raise concerns over lower level of investment for UK projects compared to rest of Europe
Christmas news roundup: The key stories you may have missed
BusinessGreen rounds up all the key green economy stories from over the festive period
Global Briefing: Stora Enso jumps on board with project to make fabric from trees
All the green business stories you may have missed from around the world this week
Major investors call for power companies to ditch coal
Letter published in today's Financial Times ramps up pressure on European utilities to end coal use by 2030
COP24 and the color of money
In a world darkened by distrust and dysfunction, the prismatic hues of big business shined through
Reports: Carney poised to fast track climate stress tests for banking sector
Bank of England Governor tells the FT major change to the way climate risks are assessed could be in place as early as next year
A record-breaking year for renewables - and more to come
RenewableUK's Luke Clark reflects on a record-breaking year for the offshore wind industry
Never mind COP24, OPEC may be barrelling us towards a greener world
All eyes are on COP24, but Juliet Davenport argues it is the latest OPEC meeting that could provide the bigger boost for clean technologies
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