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  • European industry far ahead of US on sustainability, says ratings firm

    14 April 2015

    European companies are engaging with sustainability issues much better than their US counterparts, according to German ratings company Oekom Research.

  • Second opinions won't ensure integrity of green bonds, says KPMG

    14 April 2015

    Investors need to push for greater transparency in the green bond market, according to experts at KPMG, who say second opinions are not sufficient to ensure market integrity.

  • Ontario to launch carbon market and link with Quebec, California

    14 April 2015

    The province of Ontario is to set up a cap-and-trade carbon market which it intends to link to the established markets in Quebec and California.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 13 April 2015

    13 April 2015

    The approach of the 30 April compliance deadline is triggering some industrial buying interest, but no major moves in EUA prices are expected this week, says Louis Redshaw

  • Helius de-lists from London exchange after failure of biomass plans

    13 April 2015

    UK biomass company Helius Energy is to de-list from London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) after failing to secure equity funding to meet the construction costs of its planned 100MW project in Avonmouth near Bristol. The last day for trading ordinary shares on AIM will be 20 April.

  • Scatec Solar assets grow 60% following South African triumph

    13 April 2015

    Independent power producer Scatec Solar will increase its portfolio by 60% after a major win in the latest round of South Africa's renewable energy auctions.

  • A range of opinions

    13 April 2015

    Second-party opinion providers are becoming increasingly important to the green bond market. Sophie Robinson Tillett takes a look at the different providers

  • NextEnergy Solar invests remainder of its £247m equity capital

    13 April 2015

    NextEnergy Solar Fund has bought two more UK solar power plants for a total of £54.7 million ($79.9 million). This means it has now fully deployed the £246.6 million of equity capital raised since its IPO in April 2014, the company said.

  • Renewables stocks recover in buoyant Q1

    13 April 2015

    Renewable energy stocks bounced back in the first quarter of 2015, after being dragged down by the oil price collapse in the preceding months.

  • Clean energy investment falls 15%, but oil rout not to blame, says BNEF

    10 April 2015

    Investment in clean energy dropped 15% in the first quarter of 2015 – but the slump in oil price was not the cause, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).