News

  • COP19 to lay foundations for new global climate deal

    11 November 2013

    The climate negotiations that kicked off today in Warsaw are expected to play a crucial role in laying the foundations for a new global agreement in Paris in two years' time.

  • South-east Asia clean energy fund closes at $164m

    11 November 2013

    A fund focused on clean energy projects in south-east Asia has reached a final close of $164 million, exceeding its target.

  • US invests $84m in research projects to drive down CCS costs

    08 November 2013

    The US government has committed to invest $84 million in projects that aim to lower the costs of carbon capture and storage (CCS).

  • EU ETS backloading saga nears conclusion as states agree to start 'trialogue'

    08 November 2013

    EU member states today gave the go-ahead to begin talks with the Parliament and Commission on a short-term fix to boost prices in the region's emissions trading system (ETS).

  • FMO raises €500m in first 'sustainability bond'

    07 November 2013

    Dutch development bank FMO has raised €500 million ($675.2 million) by issuing its first ever publicly offered 'sustainability bond'.

  • Fears of forest carbon supply glut grow, with 1.4bn credits set to enter the market

    07 November 2013

    Developers of forest carbon projects are planning to issue 1.4 billion credits in the next five years, fuelling fears of a supply glut.

  • Deutsche Bank parts company with carbon research head

    07 November 2013

    Mark Lewis has stepped down as head of carbon research at Deutsche Bank, just months after the bank pulled the plug on its emissions trading activities.

  • IFC issues second $1bn green bond of 2013

    06 November 2013

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its second $1 billion green bond of 2013, and called on other development banks to follow it with more 'benchmark' issues.

  • Camco wins £3.6m energy storage grant

    05 November 2013

    A subsidiary of London-listed Camco Clean Energy (CCE) has been awarded a £3.6 million ($5.7 million) grant from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to develop a utility-scale energy storage device.

  • Platina completes second renewables fund exit

    04 November 2013

    Investment firm Platina Partners has today exited its second renewables fund in the past half-year.