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Companies' understanding of forest risk 'lacking'
20 November 2013Many investors and companies "have much to do understand the risks arising from deforestation", despite encouraging signs that more are reporting data relating to the problem, a report warned.
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'$100bn of institutional investor capital' available for renewables
20 November 2013Institutional investors have more than $100 billion of uncommitted infrastructure capital that could be invested in renewables, an investment banking group has said.
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$500m 'green polyester' plant planned for China
19 November 2013The world's first biomass-to-glycolplant is set to be built in China, in a move hailed as "a big step towards creating a bio-based economy".
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Swiss insurance firm to invest $1bn in green bonds
19 November 2013A Swiss insurance company said it aims to invest up to $1 billion in climate bonds, providing a major boost for the fledgling green bond market.
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Dong Energy green-lights €2.2bn German offshore wind project
18 November 2013Dong Energy is to make its biggest-ever investment in offshore wind power with the construction of a €2.2 billion ($3 billion) project off the German coast of the North Sea.
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KKR and Google join forces to invest in US solar
15 November 2013Private equity giant KKR has partnered with Google to invest in a portfolio of US solar projects, in a deal understood to be worth $400 million.
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A licence to list?
14 November 2013There has been a welcome increase in the number of renewables firms launching IPOs in 2013. But is this promising spate of activity a sign that investor confidence in the sector is finally growing, or will it prove a false dawn, asks Peter Cripps
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Funding shortage for clean-tech 'set to continue'
13 November 2013The clean-tech sector is set to suffer a continuing shortage of capital, even though investors are becoming increasingly excited about companies that do not rely on subsidies, a conference heard.
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Norway's $800bn 'oil fund' faces calls to change structure and divest from coal
12 November 2013Norway's $800 billion 'oil fund' could face a major shake-up of the way it implements its responsible investment strategy after a report recommended that politicians leave decisions on divestments to the country's central bank.
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Renewables subsidies to more than double by 2030, then decline – IEA
12 November 2013Annual renewable energy subsidies will more than double globally to reach a peak of around $240 billion globally in 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts.