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Where is the value?
07 May 2010Responsible investment is heading from the fringes of finance towards the mainstream. But the debate continues about whether it creates value. Barbara Evans makes the case for the defence
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All ecosystems go
07 May 2010Office of Environmental Markets director Sally Collins is helping to build US ecosystem markets from the bottom up. She talks metrics, measurement and market infrastructure with Christopher Cundy
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Insurers untroubled by Iceland volcano
06 May 2010Insurance companies have escaped lightly from the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, described as one of this year's most disruptive and costliest natural disasters.
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EIB selling €300m climate bonds to Japan
06 May 2010The European Investment Bank (EIB) is issuing about €300 million ($380 million) in bonds to raise finance for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
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ABB spends $1bn on smart grid acquisition
06 May 2010ABB has snapped up a software firm to position itself as a "leading provider" of software for smart grids and energy management.
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EU banks mobilise €250m for climate change fund
06 May 2010A group of European development banks are planning a €250 million ($320 million) facility to catalyse investment in private-sector projects in the developing world which address climate change.
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Earth Capital Partners launches sustainable timber fund
06 May 2010ECP is aiming to attract $300 million into a fund investing in Latin American forestry and biomass.
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Cape Wind opponents take to courts
06 May 2010Financing the first offshore wind farm in the US should be easier now that it has won a federal permit, the developer believes, but the project still faces legal challenges.
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US clean energy stimulus cash almost fully allocated
06 May 2010The US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed nearly 90% of the cash it received from last year's economic stimulus package to a vast array of clean energy projects.
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US emissions markets face terminal decline without legislation – EMA
06 May 2010The US pollution markets may not recover if Congress does not adopt a legislative fix for the embattled Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme, according to the Environmental Markets Association (EMA).