Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • A watershed year

    10 January 2014

    It has been a landmark year for the fledgling green bond market, which was buoyed by unprecedented growth in 2013. But can it continue, asks Peter Cripps

  • UK cuts subsidies for onshore and solar, but hikes offshore

    04 December 2013

    The UK government has reduced planned subsidies for onshore wind and solar energy, although these will be partly offset by an increase for offshore wind.

  • Norway's $800bn 'oil fund' faces calls to change structure and divest from coal

    12 November 2013

    Norway's $800 billion 'oil fund' could face a major shake-up of the way it implements its responsible investment strategy after a report recommended that politicians leave decisions on divestments to the country's central bank.

  • Siemens Wind Power replaces CEO

    02 July 2013

    Engineering giant Siemens has replaced the head of its wind power division.

  • Stranded assets alert

    17 June 2013

    Nicholas Stern has warned that many oil and gas and mining companies may be overvalued, in a 'bubble' that would threaten the security of global financial markets. Peter Cripps and Katie Kouchakji report

  • Playing the long game

    03 June 2013

    ING's Stephen Hibbert talks to Peter Cripps about the enormous potential of energy efficiency, and how he is positioning the bank to take full advantage when the market finally scales up.

  • Coal leaves renewables behind in energy race - WEF

    06 March 2013

    Coal has grown 10 times more quickly than renewables since the beginning of the millennium in terms of energy generation, according to a new report, which predicts further strong growth of fossil fuels.

  • Sunlight at the end of the solar tunnel?

    30 January 2013

    It has been another tough 12 months for solar manufacturers, but falling module prices and booming demand in Asia are set to make 2013 another record year for installations. Is the sector about to have its day in the sun? Peter Cripps reports

  • US bears the brunt of natural catastrophe losses in 2012 - Munich Re

    04 January 2013

    Hurricane Sandy and severe drought caused the US to suffer 90% of the global insured losses from natural catastrophes in 2012, a report has revealed.

  • New financial model needed to tackle climate change - Prince Charles

    14 December 2012

    Current accounting methods are failing to enable businesses to adequately tackle climate change and need to be replaced with a new system that values the earth's natural capital, Prince Charles warned a meeting of business leaders.