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Swedish tech group makes $150m move on Tricorona
01 March 2010Swedish energy and environmental technology firm Opcon has announced an all-share offer for emissions-reduction project developer Tricorona.
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Most firms ignore investors' forest info request
01 March 2010An investor-led effort to urge companies to disclose their 'forest footprint' has published its first report, with 35 firms responding.
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How to make the finance flow
01 March 2010Accessing the financing to realise the enormous potential of investments in energy efficiency remains a persistent problem. But the tools and knowledge exist, say Philippine de T'Serclaes and Nigel Jollands
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Foreign developers shut out of China's offshore wind boom
01 March 2010China has opened the door to domestic wind power companies to begin developing the country's offshore resources – but has effectively shut it on international operators – with the release of regulations governing approval and ownership of offshore wind projects.
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Companies not satisfying thirst for water reporting
01 March 2010One hundred water-dependent firms have been chastised by investors for weak disclosure of their exposure to water risks.
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CDP sends out carbon questionnaires to 4,500 firms
01 March 2010More than 4,500 companies have been sent questionnaires about their greenhouse gas emissions and climate strategies this year by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). This is up from 3,700 companies questioned last year.
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Sustainability toolkit launched for forest financing
01 March 2010The World Business Council for Sustainable Development and PricewaterhouseCoopers have developed a free toolkit to help financiers in forestry projects to ensure their money is invested in operations that are sustainable and legal.
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UK introduces small-scale feed-in tariff
01 March 2010UK householders, businesses and communities which install small-scale renewables will, from April, earn a feed-in tariff. Under the Clean Energy Cashback package, small-scale generators – with capacity under 5MW – will be paid the tariff, both for electricity they use themselves and electricity exported to the grid.
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EIB to raise climate lending to €20 billion
01 March 2010The European Investment Bank hopes to lend at least €20 billion ($27 billion) to climate change initiatives this year, up from almost €17 billion in 2009.
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ADB to issue first-of-its-kind water bond
01 March 2010The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is marketing a novel bond to finance investments in the water sector in its countries of operations. Its inaugural water bond – to be sold by Daiwa Securities to Japanese retail and institutional investors – will mark the first time that the ADB has issued a bond targeted at a specific sector, and is understood to be the first bond offering fixed income investors exposure to the water sector in the region.