Archive

  • Investors call on G8 leaders to promote sustainability reporting

    13 June 2013

    Investors and financial institutions with $2 trillion of assets under management have urged G8 leaders to promote corporate sustainability reporting when they meet next week.

  • UK announces second funding round for low-carbon entrepreneurs

    13 June 2013

    The UK government has called for developers of low-carbon products to apply for financing from its Energy Entrepreneurs Fund.

  • US investors join business call for action on climate change

    12 June 2013

    US pension funds and investment firms have signed a declaration calling for US politicians to "seize the economic opportunity" of addressing climate change.

  • US, China agree deal to cut HFCs

    10 June 2013

    The US and China have agreed a deal to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a group of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerants.

  • Investors braced for further Spanish subsidy cuts

    07 June 2013

    Spain is expected to hit investors with further cuts to subsidies for renewables in a move that threatens to push some firms into default.

  • Kazakhstan moves on 'green economy' transition

    06 June 2013

    Kazakhstan's environment ministry has been tasked with drawing up a plan to green the country's economy, following the president's approval of the transition.

  • EU-China solar trade agreement 'in sight' after Commission decision

    05 June 2013

    The European Commission's decision to impose lower-than-expected tariffs on Chinese solar imports has strengthened hopes that a trade war will be avoided, observers said.

  • UK investors eye Lords for second chance at decarbonisation target

    05 June 2013

    Investors in clean energy in the UK hope the House of Lords will push for a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030, despite the narrow defeat of such a proposal in Parliament yesterday.

  • New head for European Environment Agency

    04 June 2013

    The European Environment Agency, which provides information to policymakers in the European Commission and its member states, has appointed a new executive director.

  • Airlines up the pressure on governments over emissions

    04 June 2013

    A body representing the majority of global airlines has thrown its weight behind calls for a market-based mechanism to control the sector's emissions, boosting hopes that governments will also back such a move.