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Drax completes acquisition of biomass pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Deal aims to shore-up Drax's wood pellet supply chain as it sets sights on global biomass and carbon capture growth
BlackRock and Temasek announce multi-billion dollar climate tech venture capital push
New Decarbonisation Investment Partnership to be backed by an initial $600m, with a view to raising billions of dollars for late stage venture capital deals
Octopus on Octopus: Energy supplier to take on 2.8GW renewable power portfolio
Octopus Energy to bring retail business and 2.8GW renewables portfolio under single roof as it aims to match supply with generation
National Grid swoops for Western Power Distribution in £7.8bn deal
Deal forms part of 'strategic pivot towards electricity' for National Grid as it also set out plans to explore creating a major UK hydrogen gas network
RWE takes controlling stake in 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm
German energy giant to finalise transaction that will see it take up E.ON's remaining 20 per cent stake in project off the Sussex coast
McKinsey looks to boost climate expertise with Vivid Economics and Planetrics acquisitions
Consulting giant snaps up leading climate-focused advisors as it moves to beef up its climate risk and net zero transition expertise
C-Capture raises £8m to accelerate carbon capture technology development
Funds raised from shareholders such as Drax and BP Ventures will support development of solvent-based CO2 capture technology, according to firm
BP and Chevron back geothermal pioneer Eavor Technologies in $40m funding round
Company hails boost for plans to bring down the cost of clean, dispatchable power to a 'universally competitive level'
Pioneering distributed renewables investment platform aims to boost off-grid energy access
Platform set to launch later this year aims to boost off-grid rural communities' access to private capital
Aker Horizons acquires majority stake in Mainstream Renewable Power in €1bn equity deal
Norwegian investor snaps up 75 per cent stake in wind and solar developer providing boost for plans to establish global renewable energy major
French central bank vows to cull coal and cap oil and gas investment by 2024
Banque de France to axe investment in firms generating more than half of their revenue from gas, 10 per cent from oil, and any revenue from coal by 2024
Nuveen agrees to acquire specialist renewables investor Glennmont Partners
Trillion-dollar US fund manager to purchase UK clean infrastructure investor in bid to tap 'one of the most dynamic and fastest growing infrastructure sectors'
Total to snap up stake in Indian solar giant Adani Green Energy
Announcement of deal to acquire 20 per cent stake in world's largest solar developer comes just days after oil giant quits American Petroleum Institute over climate policy differences
Scaling up sustainable finance: How can investors accelerate the net zero transition?
As the sustainable finance sector booms, asset managers and owners are under increasing pressure to use their financial clout to steer a greener future
Air Protein raises $32m to spur commercialisation of lab-made meat
The new funding was led by ADM Ventures, Barclays and GV (formerly Google Ventures)
BP snaps up majority stake in US forest offset firm Finite Carbon
Oil and gas giant ramps up investment in USA's largest carbon offset developer, as it increases focus on natural climate solutions in support of its net zero targets
WSP swoops for rival environmental consultancy Golder in $1.1bn deal
Major acquisition aims to create 'leading global environmental consultancy' to capitalise on 'rapidly growing ESG trends'
Full line up confirmed for the BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum 2020
Just one week left to sign up for the UK's premier clean tech pitch event and hear from some of the country's most exciting green start-ups
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Hosted in association with Innovate UK, our annual free-to-attend clean tech pitching event will bring together some of the UK's most exciting green start ups with leading investors and corporates
HSBC pledges to reach net zero financed emissions by mid-century
But bank's commitment to decarbonising its financing by mid-century, on top of its supply chain and operations by 2030, is slammed by campaigners as "empty" and an "attempt to buy time" due to its failure to commit to divest from coal and oil and gas...
Climate tech venture capital investment soars to record levels
But new PwC report warns 'rapid injection of capital, talent and public-private support' still required for climate tech to deliver on its massive promise
Global Briefing: China mulls carbon neutrality
All the latest green business news from around the world
Amazon unveils first recipients of $2bn climate investment programme
Tech giant backs electric vehicles, carbon removal, and high efficiency motors as it forges ahead with efforts to deliver net zero emissions by 2040
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Carbon Limiting Technologies' Beverley Gower-Jones
VIDEO: Carbon Limiting Technologies and Clean Growth Fund head chats to BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray about scaling up clean tech and unlocking finance to deliver net zero
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