Posts Tagged ‘Venture Capital’

Crowdfunding Coming Of Age In Cleantech

Friday, March 8th, 2013

Could a spate of recent crowdfunding success stories, and new services to cater to them, give hope to cleantech/greentech entrepreneurs caught in an early stage capital squeeze? Dallas Kachan of Vancouver-based cleantech research and analysis firm Kachan & Co. weighs in with thoughts here.

CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 14 August 2012

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

  • Over $4 billion of venture capital invested in green buildings
  • Fragile BC marine ecosystems threatened by climate change
  • British Columbia’s carbon tax a model for others

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

Authors: Justin Bull, Liz Ferris, James Noble, Tim Shah, Kristina Welch

Editors: Neil Salmond (ISIS), Joanna Buczkowska (ISIS), James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS)

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CLIMATE NEWS SCAN – 05 June 2012

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Some highlights from this weeks News Scan:

  • Stiffer roads reduce fuel consumption
  • UK’s green economy thrives
  • ‘Common-sense climate change’ guide released for forests

Authors: Neil ThomsonNeil SalmondJustin Bull,James Noble

Editors: James Tansey (ISIS), Jessica Worsley (PICS), Tom Pedersen (PICS)

The PICS News Scan is produced by ISIS at the Sauder School of Business and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS). To be added to the News Scan distribution list Subscribe Here or to provide content feedback and/or suggestions about interesting news items, please email: isis@sauder.ubc.ca.

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