News

  • Most US insurers lack climate change strategy - Ceres

    08 March 2013

    The vast majority of US insurers have failed to demonstrate that they have devised climate change strategies, a survey has revealed.

  • Bigger-than-expected SolarCity loss fails to worry analyst

    08 March 2013

    Investors should not be deterred by SolarCity's unexpectedly big quarterly loss, because the company is in a strong position compared with its competitors and is reducing its cost of capital, an analyst has said.

  • Pooled investment vehicles could boost renewables - CPI

    08 March 2013

    The creation of large, publicly traded, pooled investment vehicles is among the measures that could encourage pension funds and insurers to ramp up allocations to renewables, a new report claims.

  • Investors should look to low-carbon projects, says IFC Treasurer

    07 March 2013

    Investors in green bonds could get better risk-adjusted returns by investing directly in underlying low-carbon projects, according to the treasurer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

  • EFET launches standard contract for wood pellet trade

    07 March 2013

    A standard contract for wood pellets has been launched in Europe in a move to establish a traded market, but traders say demand is currently too low for activity to rise substantially.

  • AB InBev environmental efforts yield $500m

    07 March 2013

    Anheuser-Busch InBev generated additional revenues of $420 million from recycling waste streams and saved $92 million from more efficient energy and water use since 2009, the brewing giant has claimed.

  • Veteran environmental broker launches carbon, REC company

    06 March 2013

    A veteran of a leading environmental markets brokerage has struck out on his own to establish a financial services company focusing on renewable energy credits (RECs) and US carbon markets.

  • 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.

  • Obama confirms McCarthy as EPA nominee

    06 March 2013

    US president Barack Obama has confirmed that he is nominating Gina McCarthy to head the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

  • EU lays groundwork for tariffs on Chinese solar firms

    06 March 2013

    The European Commission has started to register imports of Chinese solar products – the latest move in a trade spat that could see Chinese manufacturers being hit with retroactive penalties.