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Trina in convertibles deal with two investors for Chinese solar
12 February 2015Trina Solar has formed an investment partnership with two major with Chinese firms to develop up to 1GW of projects.
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First-time issuers and IFIs to boost 2015 green bond market, says Morgan Stanley
12 February 2015The green bond market will continue to be boosted this year by first-time issuers, including financial institutions, according to a green bonds specialist at Morgan Stanley.
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$760m raised by Mainstream for South African wind
12 February 2015Mainstream Renewable Power has closed its $760 million funding round for wind power in South Africa.
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Apple puts $848m into solar farm with First Solar
12 February 2015Technology giant Apple has made its first renewables investment after announcing an $848 million deal with First Solar that will power its operations in California.
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Optimism prompts new spot exchange for EU ETS
11 February 2015The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has seen a new spot exchange launched, in a growing sign of the market's recovery.
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China's emissions market 'to target six sectors'
11 February 2015China's national emissions trading system (ETS), will initially cover six industry sectors: power generation; steel, non-ferrous metals; building materials; chemicals; and aviation, according to a senior government official.
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Businesses must turn up the pressure ahead of Paris
11 February 2015As climate negotiators meet in Geneva, Dirk Forrister argues that businesses have a key role to play helping shape policy on the road to Paris
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GIB to publish Green Investment Handbook
11 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to launch a guidebook to help companies and investors measure the 'greenness' of their investments.
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Large investors accused of weak sustainable investment policies on forestry
11 February 2015Most institutional investors have "poorly developed sustainable investment policies" regarding forest commodities, according to Forest 500, an initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), a UK-based think tank.
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NextEnergy Solar Fund returns to market
10 February 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has announced plans to issue a third tranche of shares as part of its fundraising programme.