News

• US hospitals see environmental risks grow

  02 March 2012

  An enforcement crackdown by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law are creating environmental risks in the sector that risk managers must address, experts said.

• Water scarcity an investment risk for UK utilities – S&P

  02 March 2012

  The effects of climate change and water scarcity in the east of England pose investment risks for utilities, according to Standard and Poor's.

• EIB to lend €250m to Chinese sustainable forestry

  02 March 2012

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to lend €250 million ($330 million) to sustainable forestry projects in China.

• FTSE launches new carbon indexes

  01 March 2012

  Index provider FTSE has launched four carbon indexes to help investors reduce long-term climate change risks.

• Bank of England to discuss carbon 'bubble' with investors

  01 March 2012

  The Bank of England has agreed to a meet investors and lobby groups next month to discuss whether climate change poses a systemic risk to capital markets.

• ICAP acquires biofuels broker

  01 March 2012

  ICAP Energy will launch its first services in the European alternative fuels market after acquiring biofuels broker Sun Commodities for an undisclosed sum.

• GE ramps up solar investments, diversifies from wind

  01 March 2012

  GE Energy Financial Services has invested more than $1.4 billion in solar projects globally in the past year, and expects a "very active" 2012 in the sector.

• US tax equity market to support renewables in 2012 – E&Y

  01 March 2012

  Despite dire predictions, the US renewable energy sector will not experience a significant shortfall in its ability to access tax equity investment in 2012, but will start to feel the effects of expiring federal subsidies the following year, according to a new report by Ernst & Young.

• SunGen plans $60m solar, efficiency investments

  01 March 2012

  SunGen Capital Management, a renewable energy finance and investment management firm, plans to invest about $60 million in solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy efficiency projects in the Northeast US this year, according to its co-founder.

• Vontobel drops renewables, favours water, in clean-tech fund

  29 February 2012

  A clean-tech equity investment fund operated by Swiss asset management firm Vontobel has cut its exposure to renewable energy companies, while boosting its holdings in the water sector.