Archive

  • What's in your portfolio?

    01 May 2007

    US investors are beginning to wake up to the ­climate risks that may be lurking in their ­portfolios – and are calling on Congress to introduce some certainty on climate into the investment environment, says Mindy Lubber

  • Looking east

    01 May 2007

    Rabo India's Rajesh Srivastava is enthusiastic about the opportunities in renewable energy – and has a sustainable banking message for the region

  • A focus on focus

    01 May 2007

    European clean technology venture investors would better serve entrepreneurs – and their limited partners – if they ­specialised more, argues Mark Cropper

  • A breakthrough in Europe's markets?

    01 May 2007

    European utilities are beginning to catch up with their US peers when it comes to managing weather risk, says Jens Boening. And, given this year's mild winter, those who have hedged will have done well

  • SO2 auction sends 'bearish' signal

    01 May 2007

    This year's annual US auction of sulphur dioxide (SO2) emission allowances, organised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 26 March, did little to interrupt the steady decline in the spot market price.

  • Duke loses New Source emissions case

    01 May 2007

    The US Supreme Court has ruled against Duke Energy, the country's third largest power company, in a long-running dispute over emissions from the company's older generating plants. However, while it has been hailed by environmental groups, the ruling may not have much impact on industry, lawyers and analysts say.

  • CCX lists SO2 options contracts

    01 May 2007

    The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE), a subsidiary of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), has begun listing options contracts on sulphur dioxide (SO2) allowances. These allowances, each of which represent one ton of SO2, form the underlying instruments of the cap-and-trade market used to combat acid rain in the US.

  • EDP buys US wind firm

    01 May 2007

    Portuguese power utility Energias de Portugal (EDP) is to buy Horizon Wind Energy from Goldman Sachs for at least $2.15 ­billion. Horizon is a US-based wind power developer that owns 559MW of generating capacity with a further 997MW due to begin producing power by the end of 2007. This will make it the third largest owner of wind generation facilities in the US.

  • EPA announces biofuel credits plan

    01 May 2007

    Trading of biofuel credits in the US could begin soon following the introduction by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of rules to support legal targets for an expanded use of biofuels.

  • Canadian SRI climbs above C$500 billion

    01 May 2007

    Socially responsible investment (SRI) in Canada has soared to more than C$500 billion ($440 billion) in 2006, from C$65.5 billion in 2004, according to the Social Investment Organisation (SIO), which carries out a biannual survey.