Archive

  • After 25 years, where to now?

    07 March 2013

    Despite a quarter of a century of growing concern about global warming, optimism among climate change professionals in finance, business and policy has perhaps never been lower. At a junction in his career, veteran Mark Trexler takes the pulse of his network, and asks, where do we go from here?

  • Veteran environmental broker launches carbon, REC company

    06 March 2013

    A veteran of a leading environmental markets brokerage has struck out on his own to establish a financial services company focusing on renewable energy credits (RECs) and US carbon markets.

  • Bond to the rescue?

    06 March 2013

    With renewables struggling to attract investment, could tapping into the $3 trillion covered bonds market help the cash to flow? Sean Kidney investigates

  • Coal leaves renewables behind in energy race - WEF

    06 March 2013

    Coal has grown 10 times more quickly than renewables since the beginning of the millennium in terms of energy generation, according to a new report, which predicts further strong growth of fossil fuels.

  • Obama confirms McCarthy as EPA nominee

    06 March 2013

    US president Barack Obama has confirmed that he is nominating Gina McCarthy to head the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

  • EU lays groundwork for tariffs on Chinese solar firms

    06 March 2013

    The European Commission has started to register imports of Chinese solar products – the latest move in a trade spat that could see Chinese manufacturers being hit with retroactive penalties.

  • Cat bond market hits all-time high, despite Sandy

    05 March 2013

    The catastrophe (cat) bond market closed 2012 at an all-time high value of $14.6 billion, and is seeing a strong inflow of funds from global investors, according to reinsurance giant Swiss Re.

  • RWE drops renewables target amid funding concerns

    05 March 2013

    German energy giant RWE today stepped away from a target to increase the share of renewables in its portfolio to 20% by 2020, blaming difficulties in accessing funding.

  • Clean-tech is dead, long live clean-tech

    05 March 2013

    Many clean-tech venture investors might have struck out – but market veterans are reinventing themselves, shifting up the finance spectrum and refocusing on proven technologies. Mark Nicholls reports

  • UK businesses 'must prepare' for extreme weather

    05 March 2013

    The chairman of the UK's Environment Agency has urged businesses to plan for a changing climate, after the country was hit by both flooding and drought last year.

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