Archive

  • Europe's climate change vision

    01 February 2008

    On 23 January, the European Commission set out its vision for the EU's energy and climate policy to 2020 and beyond. The big picture numbers came as no surprise – a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020, and 20% of the bloc's energy to come from renewables by the same date.

  • Price is not enough

    01 February 2008

    Putting a price on carbon through the tax system is difficult, controversial and will only get us so far. A cap on greenhouse gas emissions is also needed, says Jonathan Lash

  • Clicking past coal

    01 February 2008

    Google's charitable foundation aims to be as disruptive as its parent company. Trevor Curwin talks to Dan Reicher, its man charged with making renewables cheaper than coal

  • Managing risk and adding value

    01 February 2008

    Environmental and social risk management in project finance, if done properly, can add value to project sponsors and financing institutions – as well as to the environment and local stakeholders, says Robert Montgomery

  • Financing dangerous climate change

    01 February 2008

    Rainforest Action Network is calling for a moratorium on the financing of new coal-fired power plants. William Barclay and Rebecca Tarbotton explain why

  • AIMing for growth in 2008?

    01 February 2008

    Can London's Alternative Investment Market defend its position as the exit of choice for clean-tech entrepreneurs in 2008? Saul Sender ­considers their options

  • VeraSun buys US BioEnergy as biofuels shake-out advances

    01 December 2007

    In the latest takeover move in the US bioenergy sector, VeraSun Energy is to buy rival ethanol producer US BioEnergy, to form what could be the largest ethanol producer in the US by the end of 2008.

  • Australia ratifies Kyoto, sets new targets

    01 December 2007

    Australia's incoming Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has signed the nation's Kyoto Protocol ratification papers, following his decisive 24 November election victory. The new Labor government has also pledged to implement emissions trading by 2010, cut greenhouse gas emissions to 60% below 2000 levels by 2050 and source 20% of the nation's electricity from renewables by 2020.

  • Iberdrola poised to hit jackpot with renewables IPO

    01 December 2007

    Iberdrola is set to float its renewables business at the top of its projected price range – to a mixed reaction from investors.

  • Carbon credit write-downs hit project developers

    01 December 2007

    Downward revisions to the carbon credit portfolios of London-listed developers Camco and EcoSecurities have driven down their share prices in November. Meanwhile, shares in another developer, AgCert, hit a new low as it faces serious delivery problems for next year.