News

• Flurry of UK climate policies a barrier to investors – experts

  06 September 2012

  The UK needs to simplify and streamline its climate and environmental policies in order to attract more green investment, members of the parliament (MPs), the industry and analysts have said.

• Emissions trading, grants and loans to boost US energy efficiency

  04 September 2012

  US government agencies should incentivise industrial energy efficiency through emissions trading, grants and loans, according to a presidential decree.

• Solar fund targets UK pension investors

  03 September 2012

  Goldfield Partners has launched a solar energy fund aimed at pension funds and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) investors, with a £50 million ($80 million) target.

• Few fish farming companies sustainable – Sarasin

  03 September 2012

  Only a handful of stocks in the fish farming sector qualify as sustainable, according to Bank Sarasin, which warns that the industry faces many challenges in order to become sustainable.

• Brookfield lines up for Western Wind bid

  31 August 2012

  Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners has acquired a sizeable chunk of the equity of renewable energy developer Western Wind Energy, likely precipitating a bid for the full company, according to an analyst.

• NIB taps Nordic institutions for $74m environmental bond issue

  31 August 2012

  The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued its second environmental bond, raising SEK494 million ($74 million) specifically for investment in a portfolio of environmentally sustainable projects.

• Private sector finance backing UK low-carbon sector – Green Alliance

  31 August 2012

  Low-carbon projects in the UK are attracting far more private sector investment than carbon-intensive projects, according to a think-tank study which claims the UK is the green financing capital of the world.

• Q-Cells sold to South Korean company

  31 August 2012

  A South Korean conglomerate has bought German solar manufacturer Q-Cells, which filed for insolvency earlier this year.

• Isaac will cost insurers $500m to $1.5bn – Eqecat

  30 August 2012

  Insured losses from Hurricane Isaac are expected to fall between $500 million and $1.5 billion, according to catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat

• China tops renewables investment index, US marked down – E&Y

  29 August 2012

  China remains the best place to invest in renewable energy, whereas the policy limbo in the US has made the country less attractive to investors, according to Ernst & Young.