Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • California carbon market sells just 16.6% of allocation

    02 March 2017

    California and Québec's carbon market collapsed again, with just 12.4 million, 16.6%, of the 74.8 million tonnes of allowances available at the Cap-and-Trade Program sold at last month's auction, at the 'floor price' of $13.57 a tonne.

  • Judicial review sought over sale of GIB

    01 March 2017

    A firm vying to acquire the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a legal challenge in the High Court over the government's decision to award Australian bank Macquarie Capital preferred bidder status.

  • Council agrees to strengthen EU ETS

    01 March 2017

    The EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has taken a step closer to adopting reforms that could see prices triple, according to one analyst.

  • ClimateCare partners with Gold Standard for SDG verification

    27 February 2017

    Sustainable project development and advisory firm ClimateCare has partnered with voluntary carbon market certification company Gold Standard to create new standards for projects that are in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Social bond fund is 'swimming with the tide'

    27 February 2017

    The tide of mainstream investment is firmly headed in the direction of green and social assets, according to one fund manager.

  • People moves: NN IP, NextEnergy, CDM, Ethos

    24 February 2017

    NN Investment Partners (IP) has recruited Adrie Heinsbroek to lead its newly created responsible investment team. Faryda Lindeman and Johan van der Lugt have also joined the team.

  • Co-op to offset customers' carbon

    23 February 2017

    Co-op Insurance has introduced a carbon offset programme for its new motor and home insurance customers as standard, in a move it claims is a UK first.

  • China dominates new Clean200 list ahead of US

    22 February 2017

    Companies based in China form over a third of an updated list of 200 clean energy companies compiled by Canadian research firm Corporate Knights and US non-profit As You Sow.

  • UK pensions face biggest ESG risk from climate change

    21 February 2017

    Physical climate change risks caused by energy use and greenhouse gas emissions have an effect on more industries than any other environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue in a typical UK pension scheme's defined-contribution (DC) default fund portfolio, according to a new report

  • Investors urged to pressure banks to do more on climate change

    20 February 2017

    Investors should use their position as shareholders to ensure the financial sector makes better progress to mitigate climate change, according to a new report.