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The PRI evolves
22 October 2013The Principles for Responsible Investment's new reporting and assessment methodology promises to put the heat on foot-dragging signatories. But should the PRI have gone further? Mark Nicholls reports
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UK renewables projects earmarked for government loan guarantees
22 October 2013A number of renewable energy projects have been earmarked to receive government guarantees worth up to £33 billion ($53 billion) in total, the UK Treasury announced today.
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Gates takes €113m stake in Spain's FCC
22 October 2013Microsoft founder Bill Gates has bought a 6% stake in Spanish infrastructure and environmental services company FCC for €113.5 million ($155.9 million).
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Water is major risk to miners' competitiveness, warn bank analysts
22 October 2013Water-related risks such as scarcity, pollution and flooding are a significant and growing threat to mining companies' operating costs, efficiency and licence to operate, says a new bank study.
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Advanced biofuels maker gets $100m from Khosla, Gates
22 October 2013Khosla Ventures and Gates Ventures have, in two separate transactions, committed to invest a total of $100 million to help a US manufacturer of non-food biofuels to expand its production capacity.
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'Climate finance' investments fall in 2012 as 2°C target drifts further away
22 October 2013The amount of climate finance invested fell last year to $359 billion, a study has revealed, with private investments showing a marked slowdown.
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Green infrastructure needs $1trn/year from institutional investors, says OECD
21 October 2013Governments and policymakers are looking to pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors to provide up to $1 trillion a year for green infrastructure, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Terra Firma to float '£1.5bn' Infinis
21 October 2013Private equity giant Terra Firma's Infinis Energy is set to become the latest renewables firm to tap the public markets after it announced plans for a float that could value the company at £1.5 billion ($2.4 billion).
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California adopts first US energy storage target 'to boost renewables'
18 October 2013California's utilities will be required to buy energy storage capacity totalling 1.325GW by 2020 under a "first of its kind" target set by state regulators.
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Declining solar costs trigger 40% surge in US commercial solar installations
18 October 2013Falling solar module costs, innovative financing models and volatile electricity prices drove US businesses to install solar panels on their properties at an unprecedented rate this year, a survey has found.