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MEPs back 2050 low-carbon roadmap, tightening carbon market
16 March 2012Europe's elected officials have strongly endorsed the low-carbon 'roadmap' to 2050 that was rejected by Poland last week, and called on the European Commission to shore up the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS).
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Carbon financiers eye donors as new source of finance
15 March 2012Carbon project developers are looking to tap into the growing emphasis by donors on 'results-based' aid to help finance emissions reduction projects in poor countries that offer health or other social benefits.
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EPA pursuing 'worst option' for emissions controls, says Forrister
15 March 2012The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) New Source Performance Standards are the worst of all the options available for controlling greenhouse gas emissions, said Dirk Forrister, the incoming president of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).
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UK's biomass industry calls for "serious policy intervention"
15 March 2012The UK biomass industry has urged the government to clarify subsidies for biomass energy generation and help develop sustainability standards for feedstocks.
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US to add 25GW of solar power by 2017
15 March 2012The US solar market will continue to experience significant growth over the next five years, despite the expiration of a key federal subsidy programme, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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The rising tide
15 March 2012Looming drought in the UK is the latest reminder that it's time for companies to get serious about water management, says Joe Flanagan
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US taxpayers would benefit from 'creative refinancing' – Allison
14 March 2012The US Department of Energy (DOE) should have the flexibility to use financing techniques common in the commercial markets to ensure taxpayers have the best chance of recovering funds provided to clean energy projects, an independent auditor said.
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New China renewables body eyes improved international cooperation
14 March 2012The Chinese government has launched a renewable energy think-tank designed to support its maturing renewables sector with improved policy guidance and research, as well as increase communications with the international energy community.
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Andrew Steer to head World Resources Institute
14 March 2012The World Resources Institute (WRI) has named Andrew Steer, currently the World Bank's special climate change envoy, as its new president.
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Capital costs lead E.ON to seek wind farm investors
14 March 2012The capital intensity of building wind farms will mean a change of strategy at German energy giant E.ON, it reported today, with the firm looking to sell stakes in existing installations.