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EDITORIAL: Sending the debt mountain up in smoke
06 March 2012Governments may not have the stomach to make the environmental argument for carbon pricing, but they should look at the fiscal case, says Mark Nicholls
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German solar subsidy cuts postponed
06 March 2012The solar subsidy cuts proposed by the German government will be not come into force before 1 April, according to a government spokesman.
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Long road ahead seen to repair EU ETS
06 March 2012A key European Parliamentary committee has voted in favour of measures to address the chronic oversupply of allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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US biofuels rules could lead to surging imports
06 March 2012US rules on ethanol usage will favour Brazilian cane sugar producers and could lead to a surge in imports in the coming years, according to a research note from Rabobank International.
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Bingaman introduces doomed clean energy bill, again
05 March 2012A bill establishing a national clean energy standard (CES) has again been introduced in the US Senate, but its prospects are dim in an election year.
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Wheb takes aim at Henderson, Aviva assets as it swoops on team
05 March 2012Wheb Group has hired the majority of Henderson Global Investors' sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) team, in a move aimed at disgruntled SRI investors.
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Voting open in the Environmental Finance Voluntary Carbon Market Survey
05 March 2012Environmental Finance is conducting its annual survey of the voluntary carbon markets, polling its readers on the leading project developers, traders, brokers, advisors, verifiers and other service providers active in these markets.
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US observers predict partial EPA victory on greenhouse gas rulings
05 March 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is likely to prevail in the court battle over its determination that greenhouse gases (GHGs) endanger public health and welfare, and its rules covering GHG emissions from cars, experts said. But the agency could be forced to revisit a rule that restricts its current GHG regulations of stationary sources to large emitters.
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Allianz boosts weather risk capability
05 March 2012German insurance giant Allianz has hired a leading weather risk originator with a view to increasing its underwriting of weather exposures.
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Getting down to business
03 March 2012This year's Rio+20 summit presents an opportunity for the private sector to make its mark on the sustainable development agenda. But will business seize the day? Christopher Cundy reports