News

  • California carbon allowances for 2016 sell out for the first time

    22 August 2013

    California's latest auction of 2016 carbon allowances has for the first time been oversubscribed, in a sign of confidence in the future of the state's carbon trading system.

  • Floods leave insurers with $8bn of claims in H1

    22 August 2013

    This calendar year is already the second most expensive on record in terms of insured losses caused by floods, a report has claimed, after an estimated $8 billion of claims in the first-half.

  • Vestas replaces CEO as losses widen

    21 August 2013

    Wind turbine maker Vestas has replaced its CEO after its losses grew in the second quarter, but analysts say the struggling company has turned a corner.

  • South African green retail bond raises R4bn

    20 August 2013

    A retail bond that helps finance South Africa's ambitious renewable energy drive has raised R4 billion ($394 million).

  • UK commissions research into renewables policy risk

    20 August 2013

    The UK government is to commission a study into how best to combat the policy risk that suppresses investment in renewable energy, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • 'Unique' agro-forestry fund reaches €50m first close

    19 August 2013

    A pioneering agro-forestry fund has reached first close after raising more than €50 million ($66.6 million).

  • Impact investing 'to go mainstream in 10 years'

    16 August 2013

    Impact investing is set to grow rapidly and could be a mainstream investment practice in the UK in ten years' time, a group of experts have argued.

  • Gifford to step down as head of the PRI

    16 August 2013

    James Gifford, founding head of the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, is to step down at the end of November.

  • Climate Bonds Initiative launches solar bond standards

    16 August 2013

    The Climate Bonds Initiative has released standards for solar bonds, in a move hoped to attract more investors to the green bond market.

  • Global offshore wind market set for 32% annual growth, driven by UK

    15 August 2013

    Offshore wind power capacity will grow significantly over the next seven years, driven by installations in the UK, according to a report.