News

• Obama can act on clean energy, climate without Congress – Sierra Club

  15 January 2013

  The Obama administration has substantial scope for unilateral action on clean energy and climate change without needing to win over Congress, according to the Sierra Club.

• Banks keen to fund Connecticut PACE energy efficiency projects

  15 January 2013

  Banks are prepared to finance energy efficiency improvements through Connecticut's new municipal bond programme themselves, rather than allow the projects to move forward without their participation, according to the programme's director.

• Difficult year ahead for European renewables - HgCapital

  15 January 2013

  The European renewables sector faces "another difficult year" despite increased interest from pension funds and insurers, a leading investor in the sector has warned.

• Emerald reaches second close on third clean-tech fund

  15 January 2013

  Emerald Technology Ventures has reached a second close of its third clean-technology venture fund, taking the Zurich-based investor around halfway to its €100 million ($133 million) target.

• Kauffman hired to lead New York clean tech drive, set up $1bn green bank

  14 January 2013

  Renewables investment expert Richard Kauffman has been appointed to set up New York's $1 billion green investment bank, and spearhead the state's energy policy.

• National climate legislation was 'game-changing' in 2012 – report

  14 January 2013

  Governments' progress in developing domestic climate change legislation was "game-changing" in 2012, according to a study by the Global Legislators Organisation (Globe).

• One third of PE trade buyers not carrying out environmental due diligence

  14 January 2013

  One in three corporate acquirers of companies from private equity firms do not generally carry out environmental due diligence, according to a survey for the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

• Clean energy investment down 11% in 2012 but China, Japan outperform – BNEF

  14 January 2013

  Investments in clean energy leapt in China, Japan and South Africa last year, but overall investments in the sector fell 11%, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

• UK's Green Investment Bank taps Morgan Stanley's Mansley

  11 January 2013

  Senior renewables banker Robert Mansley is to join the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) as head of capital markets.

• Clean energy investment slumps in 2012 despite Q4 rally

  11 January 2013

  Global investment in clean energy fell 14% in 2012, despite a rally in the fourth quarter triggered by project financing, according to VB Research's Clean Energy Pipeline.