Archive

  • Cancún must reach 'shouting distance' of deal – UK

    25 November 2010

    The UK climate delegation to Cancún says it aims to get within "shouting distance" of a serious climate agreement.

  • Observers play down Spain's 'retroactive' tariffs

    25 November 2010

    Fears of retroactive subsidy changes to Spain's solar sector have been realised say industry groups, but observers downplayed the impact of the measures.

  • Solyndra looks to solar greenhouses

    25 November 2010

    European farm-scale greenhouses pose a huge opportunity for siting solar panels, according to cylindrical solar cell manufacturer Solyndra.

  • Data snafu sees PRI scoring temporarily withdrawn

    25 November 2010

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) secretariat has been forced to recall the scores sent out to hundreds of signatories, following a glitch in the survey software used.

  • DJSI World enlarges to tap more investors

    24 November 2010

    Demand from investors wanting a larger investment universe has led to an expansion of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) family.

  • Clouds clearing for solar, wind stocks?

    23 November 2010

    Solar stocks are too cheap, and a correction is on the cards next year, according to banking group Jefferies.

  • Slow policy progress delays ATP climate fund

    18 November 2010

    The rollout of Danish pension fund ATP's planned €1 billion ($1.36 billion) climate fund has stalled for almost a year because of a lack of deal flow and slow progress on national climate policies, a senior figure at the fund said.

  • Westpac to shun emissions-intensive deals

    18 November 2010

    Australian bank Westpac says it will "avoid" transactions that support emissions-intensive projects as part of the bank's efforts to facilitate a transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • Exelon earmarks $5bn for clean energy

    18 November 2010

    US utility Exelon is to invest nearly $5 billion in low-carbon energy projects starting this year, as part of plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions by more than 15 million tonnes a year by 2020.

  • Deutsche Bank sets out low cost, low carbon energy plan for the US

    18 November 2010

    Deutsche Bank has outlined a low-energy plan for the US, which sees a mix of natural gas, renewables and nuclear replacing old coal plants to achieve a 44% reduction in carbon dioxide by 2030.