Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • Sunnova takes fund raising to almost $900m

    22 October 2015

    Sunnova Energy has secured an additional $300 million in debt and equity funding to help expand its presence in the residential solar energy market in the US.

  • Investors urged to question fossil fuel companies' demand assumptions

    22 October 2015

    Coal, oil and gas companies' assumptions about future demand for fossil fuels are inconsistent with decarbonisation plans set out by 150 countries ahead of the forthcoming Paris climate change talks, a think-tank has warned.

  • Opic backs 100MW concentrated solar project in South Africa

    21 October 2015

    The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic) – a US development finance organisation – has committed $400 million of debt financing to support the development of a 100MW concentrated solar power (CSP) project in South Africa.

  • Politicians add to calls for a price on carbon emissions

    20 October 2015

    Leading politicians have come together to support calls for a price on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN's climate change talks in Paris in December.

  • UK wind developer secures £41m financing from Bayern LB

    20 October 2015

    UK renewables company Golden Square Energy (GSE) has secured £41 million ($63 million) from Bayern LB for long-term financing of a portfolio of 18 single-turbine onshore wind projects.

  • Multi-national corporates call for UN talks to facilitate carbon markets

    19 October 2015

    A group of 14 leading industrial companies have called on negotiators at the UN climate change talks in Paris in December to deliver an agreement that facilitates international carbon markets.

  • Asia Green Capital appoints Standard Chartered for fundraising

    19 October 2015

    Asia Green Capital Partners has appointed Standard Chartered as its financial advisor to help with a forthcoming fundraising.

  • Paris climate plans will have big impact on financial sector - PwC

    12 October 2015

    National plans to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 will have a big impact on financial institutions as well as the power sector and heavy industry, according to consultancy firm PwC.

  • Consultants launch software tool to quantify financial impact of ESG risks

    09 October 2015

    A new software tool to help companies and investors measure the potential impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, has been developed through a collaboration between two sustainability consultancies.

  • Impax rides out equity market turmoil

    09 October 2015

    Impax Asset Management said its listed equity funds all outperformed the MSCI All Country World Index in the year to 30 September, despite unusual market volatility in the final quarter.