News

  • Australian carbon prices to shrug off EU effect till 2019 – analysts

    06 June 2013

    Australian carbon prices won't mirror those in the EU Emissions Trading System until four years after the programmes link, according to a new analysis.

  • Kazakhstan moves on 'green economy' transition

    06 June 2013

    Kazakhstan's environment ministry has been tasked with drawing up a plan to green the country's economy, following the president's approval of the transition.

  • Allianz's renewable energy investment tops €1.5bn following Google deal

    06 June 2013

    Allianz Capital Partners has acquired a 72MW wind farm in northern Sweden that will supply power to Google's data centre in Finland.

  • German energy firm starts clean-tech venture capital unit

    06 June 2013

    One of Germany's leading energy companies has created a venture capital unit to invest in innovative clean technologies.

  • Sustainability reporting platforms collaborate to ease company burden

    06 June 2013

    Two sustainability reporting initiatives have agreed to align parts of their frameworks to make it easier for companies to report non-financial information.

  • EBRD launches resource efficiency financing initiative

    06 June 2013

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has unveiled plans for an initiative to finance water and materials efficiency projects.

  • Solar sector eyes Saudi Arabia

    06 June 2013

    Renewable energy development in the Middle East is poised for dramatic growth, with Saudi Arabia particularly attractive for investment, solar industry specialists say.

  • EU-China solar trade agreement 'in sight' after Commission decision

    05 June 2013

    The European Commission's decision to impose lower-than-expected tariffs on Chinese solar imports has strengthened hopes that a trade war will be avoided, observers said.

  • UK investors eye Lords for second chance at decarbonisation target

    05 June 2013

    Investors in clean energy in the UK hope the House of Lords will push for a target to decarbonise the power sector by 2030, despite the narrow defeat of such a proposal in Parliament yesterday.

  • Polish authorities clear DONG wind sale

    05 June 2013

    Poland's competition authority has approved the sale of DONG's Polish onshore wind business, the Danish energy firm announced today.