Archive

  • Research backed by Norges Bank reveals most environmentally-risky coal firms

    29 January 2016

    Fossil-fuel companies with the greatest vulnerability to environmental risks have been named in new analysis, which urges firms to report at asset level to enable investors to better judge portfolio risks.

  • Global supply chain 'slow to react to climate change'

    29 January 2016

    Suppliers of major global companies are being slow to respond to the challenges posed by climate change, a report has warned.

  • Innovative renewables investments to help plug $5.2trn funding gap, says BNEF

    28 January 2016

    Innovative financing trends will offer "massive new opportunities" for investors and companies in the clean energy sector, helping to combat a $5.2 trillion funding gap, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

  • Best performing funds of 2015: DNB Miljøinvest

    28 January 2016

    Strong exposure to US solar helped the DNB Miljøinvest fund capture the top spot as 2015's best performing clean energy fund. Fund manager Jon Sigurdsen talks to Hamza Ali.

  • Ban Ki-moon challenges investors to double green investments by 2020

    28 January 2016

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a rallying call to investors to double their financing of clean energy by 2020, to build on the commitments of the Paris climate summit.

  • Green Bond comment - January

    27 January 2016

    The green bond market made a solid start to 2016, says Peter Cripps, while the announcement of Moody's assessment methodology marks another interesting stage in its evolution.

  • Green bond market to see at least $55bn of issues in 2016, says HSBC

    27 January 2016

    The green bond market will notch up another year of solid growth, according to analysts at HSBC, who predict between $55 billion and $80 billion of issues in 2016.

  • Mainstream lines up equity investors for £2bn offshore wind project

    27 January 2016

    Wind and solar energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power said it is "in exclusive discussions" with a consortium of equity investors to take its £2 billion ($2.8 billion) Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) offshore wind farm to financial close.

  • Biggest ever green bond launches

    27 January 2016

    The biggest ever green bond was issued today, raising RMB20 billion ($3.03 billion).

  • Province of Ontario prices second green bond

    26 January 2016

    The Canadian province of Ontario has priced a C$750 million ($523 million) green bond.