Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • Clean energy community 'addicted to aid', says project developer

    25 May 2017

    There is a big "addicted to aid" problem among the community promoting low-carbon energy, a leading developer of such projects told a World Bank conference.

  • Quantitative easing could help fund GCF, says FX specialist

    25 May 2017

    Tools used to combat the global financial crisis could help tackle the challenge of climate change, a State Street foreign exchange specialist believes.

  • Populism threatens action on climate change, warns Ieta

    24 May 2017

    The rise of populist political movements around the world "are a threat to action on climate change," according to the International Emissions Trading Association (Ieta).

  • KfW doubles size of its green bond purchasing programme

    23 May 2017

    KfW, the German development bank, has committed to spend €2 billion ($2.2 billion) on buying green bonds, doubling the size of a commitment made in 2015.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 22 May 2017

    22 May 2017

    A further rise in EUA prices is a possibility this week, but a surge above €5 could prove difficult, says Louis Redshaw.

  • New finance tools could spur further decline in offshore wind costs, says McKinsey

    22 May 2017

    Innovative finance, alongside technology improvements and operational efficiencies, could lower the cost of offshore wind energy in 2020 to less than a third of what it was in 2010, according to McKinsey analysts.

  • Finance sector gets guidance on Natural Capital Protocol

    17 May 2017

    Guidance has been issued to provide financial institutions with a structured framework to identify, measure and value natural capital within their banking, investment and insurance activities.

  • Wheb details impact of its sustainability fund

    17 May 2017

    Specialist investment firm Wheb Asset Management has estimated the environmental impact of its FP Wheb Sustainability fund and said that all the fund's holdings directly support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Private equity firm Actis boosts LatAm renewables portfolio

    16 May 2017

    London –based investment firm Actis has bought two wind farms in Brazil, with a combined generating capacity of 346MW, from Brazilian project developer Casa dos Ventos.

  • KfW tightens sustainability criteria for €25bn liquidity portfolio

    16 May 2017

    German development bank KfW has introduced new rules to strengthen the sustainability impact of its liquidity portfolio.