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US government plays matchmaker on energy efficiency finance
14 July 2011The US federal government has started playing matchmaker between capital-constrained commercial energy customers and companies willing to finance 100% of the upfront costs of efficiency projects.
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Swiss bank to help investors offset portfolio emissions
14 July 2011Customers of Swiss bank Julius Bär will be able to calculate the carbon footprint of their equity portfolio and offset the emissions using carbon credits, through a service launched this week.
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Giant US solar projects may fail without loan guarantees – developers
14 July 2011Solar developers could struggle to finance large-scale solar projects in the US without the federal government's loan guarantee programme.
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Industry, analysts react to UK electricity market reforms
13 July 2011A selection of the key responses to the UK's electricity market reform (EMR) announced yesterday.
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UK sets out to reform electricity market, cut carbon
12 July 2011The UK government today set out reforms to the electricity market, with the aim of driving the £200 billion ($319 billion) of investment needed to keep the lights on and meet climate targets.
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US tries again on pollution trading, but will viable markets emerge?
12 July 2011Revamped air quality regulations proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will give power plant operators more flexibility to engage in interstate trading of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions allowances, but confusion about the rule is casting doubt on whether viable markets will emerge.
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Financing the Resilient City - A demand driven approach to development, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation
This report presents a strategy for scaling adaptation to climate change impacts within urban areas. It approaches the adaptation challenge within the overall context of other pressing risks and development challenges confronting the world's urban regions.
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Court battles in offing as US moves to cut pollution
12 July 2011The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will face legal challenges over its new air quality standards, even though the agency sought to balance court compliance with its desire to allow a robust trading market to develop.
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Australia reveals carbon price, proposes A$10bn clean energy support
12 July 2011Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a comprehensive climate change package, setting an initial price on carbon dioxide of A$23 (US$24) per tonne from 1 July 2012.
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Developing countries take lead on green energy investments
12 July 2011Developing countries invested more in renewable energy last year, overtaking the developed world for the first time, a UN report has revealed.