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Cities should have more access to carbon finance – OECD
04 October 2012Cities and central governments should work more closely together to raise finance via the carbon markets, according to the OECD.
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Pension funds targeted in climate disclosure campaign
03 October 2012A campaign to encourage pension fund managers to reduce their exposure to climate risks is urging beneficiaries to write in and demand action.
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Sumitomo buys stake in major US solar farm
03 October 2012Japanese industrial giant Sumitomo has taken a 25% stake in the 550MW Desert Sunlight project, the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to be approved on US soil, for an undisclosed sum.
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Vestas in the eye of the storm
02 October 2012Talks of a tie-up between Vestas and Mitsubishi gave hope to investors in the beleaguered turbine maker – but a lack of progress in the talks is raising questions about its future. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Drumming up debt
02 October 2012With banks reluctant to lend, financiers are hatching fresh plans to attract debt into renewable energy projects. Christopher Cundy reports
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EDITORIAL: The investment case for a pristine Arctic
02 October 2012It is one of the supreme ironies of global warming: as the Arctic ice recedes in the face of rapidly rising temperatures at the poles, so the opportunity opens up for the extraction of potentially enormous reserves of oil and gas.
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Cargill to avoid high-carbon shipping
02 October 2012Three companies are to avoid chartering the least-efficient vessels in the global shipping fleet, in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of their businesses.
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Commission stalls ship emissions regulation
02 October 2012The European Commission has confirmed it will delay plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, but will work on monitoring, reporting and verification systems.
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Criminals hinder efforts to stop deforestation – UN
02 October 2012Organised criminals are behind at least half of the logging in tropical countries, threatening efforts to combat climate change and conserve forests, and are using investment funds to mask illegal forestry activities, according to a UN report.
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US power plants strained by heat, drought – UCS
01 October 2012Power plants in the US have been strained by this summer's heat and drought, with operators having to reduce power production or shut down reactors, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).