News

• Political uncertainty on German solar raises 'boom-bust' risk

  30 March 2012

  Germany's lower house of parliament has agreed to feed-in tariff (FIT) cuts for new solar installations proposed by the government, but changes might still be made before the cuts are finally agreed, say industry experts.

• Shale gas industry needs ESG standards – F&C

  29 March 2012

  Investment firm F&C has started an initiative to indentify environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards for companies involved in shale gas extraction.

• PACE supporters lobby hard against federal objections

  29 March 2012

  Supporters of municipal bond programmes that pay the upfront costs of residential energy retrofits are lobbying hard to convince federal regulators that they should lift their objections to the programmes.

• Participants losing faith in EU ETS – survey

  28 March 2012

  Confidence in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) has fallen among carbon market participants, according to a survey.

• US wind industry set to slump, PTC or no PTC

  28 March 2012

  The US wind industry is set for a steep fall in production in 2013, regardless of whether the production tax credit (PTC) is extended beyond the end of this year, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysis.

• US emissions plan a boost to clean-tech investors

  28 March 2012

  The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed standard for carbon pollution from new power plants excludes trading among affected sources, while offering a boost to clean technology investors.

• Industry slams UK government over mandatory reporting delay

  27 March 2012

  The UK government has ducked a decision on whether to introduce mandatory carbon reporting – generating criticism from both business and environmental groups.

• Ontario's renewable energy tariff cuts meet mixed reaction

  27 March 2012

  Ontario officials are to slash the rates paid to solar and wind projects under the province's feed-in tariff (FIT) programme, in a move described as aggressive by some, but no means all, renewable energy advocates.

• Equator Principles consultation extended again

  27 March 2012

  Consultations on the third iteration of the Equator Principles (EP) have been extended again, according to the principles' secretariat.

• Regional emissions trading systems boost carbon price concept

  27 March 2012

  The global carbon markets have been held back by a lack of political ambition, but the future of carbon pricing is "very strong" as regional markets are developing across the world, said Abyd Karmali, global head of carbon markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.