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A welcome intervention?
13 November 2012As the EU continues to grapple with how best to reform its emissions trading system in the face of flagging carbon prices, we ask six market participants what the best method of market intervention is, if it must happen at all
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Energy efficiency can keep 2°C in reach – IEA
12 November 2012The 2°C target that underpins international climate change reduction efforts is set to slip out of reach in 2017, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned today, but an efficiency push could delay the deadline by another five years.
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Clean energy, carbon and Obama 2
12 November 2012There's little question that renewable energy developers and environmental groups are glad to see Obama back in the White House. But with Congress still divided, how much benefit are they likely to see? Gloria Gonzalez reports
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Mainstream completes €500m renewables deal in South Africa
12 November 2012Mainstream Renewable Power is to begin construction on three renewable energy projects in South Africa after securing €500 million ($636 million) of financing.
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Room for improvement on UK reporting rules
12 November 2012The UK's proposed environmental reporting rules are not without their problems – but with a little fine-tuning they will help raise the bar in the UK and beyond, says Martin Baxter
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E+Co launches successor after restructuring
12 November 2012Non-profit clean energy investor E+Co has launched a for-profit affiliate and successor, which will take over the management of its portfolio of renewable energy and carbon projects.
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Pushing the ESG envelope
09 November 2012Private equity funds are stepping up ESG integration – but will a blizzard of investor requests for intervention overwhelm them? Mark Nicholls reports
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The phoenix fund manager
09 November 2012The announcement that Aviva Investors was to pull out of sustainable and responsible investment sent shockwaves through the industry – but Peter Michaelis and his team have found a new home at Alliance Trust. Mark Nicholls reports
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Australia says yes to new Kyoto target, New Zealand no
09 November 2012Australia is willing to accept a new binding commitment under the Kyoto Protocol that reflects its minimum domestic 2020 target, Climate Change Minister Greg Combet announced today.
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Voluntary carbon reporting 'is reaching its limits'
09 November 2012Companies must be forced to disclose carbon emissions to drive significant reductions, as the current system of voluntary reporting is approaching the limits of what it can achieve, a leading advisor has claimed.