News

• Greencoat plans £200m-plus float for first listed UK wind fund

  06 February 2013

  Greencoat Capital is hoping to raise up to £260 million ($400 million) in a stock market listing to invest in UK wind farms.

• Market mechanisms have a role in protecting wetlands – TEEB

  05 February 2013

  Tradable permit schemes, payments for ecosystem services and other market-based instruments can play an important role in encouraging the efficient use of water resources and protecting wetlands, according to a new report.

• APP strikes 'breakthrough' deforestation deal with environmental groups

  05 February 2013

  Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has agreed to halt the clearing of natural forests throughout its supply chain, in a move Greenpeace has described as "a major breakthrough" in efforts to save Indonesia's rainforests.

• Equator Principles 'destroying value, rule of law'

  05 February 2013

  The Equator Principles (EPs) are destroying shareholder value and are undermining economic development and the rule of law in developing countries, according to a report from a free market pressure group.

• Proposed changes to German renewables subsidies branded 'toxic'

  05 February 2013

  Parts of the German environment minister's plans to overhaul the country's renewable energy support scheme would be "toxic" for investment in the sector, experts have warned.

• Number of new CCS projects in pipeline falls – report

  04 February 2013

  The number of large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the pipeline has fallen in recent months, after two in the Netherlands were put on hold and one in the US was cancelled, a survey has revealed.

• California's transportation sector over-complying with low-carbon fuel standard – ARB

  04 February 2013

  Regulated transportation companies are over-complying with California's low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), but potential shortages in future years remain a concern, according to a report by the state's Air Resources Board (ARB).

• Latest shots in solar war fired by US manufacturers

  04 February 2013

  A coalition of solar manufacturers has launched an appeal against what they claim to be a major loophole in penalties on Chinese solar imports to the US.

• Chu to step down as head of US Department of Energy

  01 February 2013

  Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has said that he will step down from his position as head of the US Department of Energy (DOE), as expected.

• Carbon to collapse below €1 if backloading is not agreed – analysts

  01 February 2013

  Carbon prices could fall below €1 ($1.37) and average €2-3 this year if European governments reject a proposal to curb oversupply in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), according to analysts.