News

• US shareholders fixate on environmental and social issues

  02 August 2011

  Environmental and social issues were at the top of shareholders' attention during the 2011 proxy season, according to Ernst & Young (E&Y).

• GreenX ditches SO2 and NOx trading

  02 August 2011

  Green Exchange (GreenX) is to delist sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) contracts due to a lack of demand for current allowances.

• South Africa calls for bids to meet renewables target

  02 August 2011

  The South African government has invited proposals to build renewable energy projects, but developers question whether the process will allow the country to meet its target to build 3.8GW of capacity in the next five years.

• China, Germany, the UK boast 'most stable' clean energy policies

  02 August 2011

  China, Germany and the UK have the most stable and consistent clean energy policies, a boon for investors seeking jurisdictions with the least amount of uncertainty, according to a report by Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors.

• People moves

  01 August 2011

  The latest appointments at Trucost, BNP Paribas, Investec, HSBC, SEB, AEA and more.

• UK's woodland carbon code 'misleads' over offset potential

  29 July 2011

  The UK's guidelines for counting the carbon saved in afforestation projects blurs the line over creating carbon offsets, according to developers and retailers of carbon offsets.

• Developers, regulator square off in hydro vs. wind debacle

  28 July 2011

  Wind developers are locked into a contentious dispute, costing them millions of dollars, with a US federal agency over dumping wind power generation to make way for extra electricity generated by hydropower dams.

• Wind Prospect bond becalmed at £2.3m, but financing targets in sight

  28 July 2011

  Renewable energy developer Wind Prospect raised just £2.3 million ($3.75 million) of its targeted £10 million bond issue – but says the process has opened the door to new investors.

• Millions of green jobs created in China... probably

  28 July 2011

  China's fast-growing green economy could provide millions of new jobs in the coming decade, according to a study from the Worldwatch Institute.

• Chinese electric cars 'worse than petrol' for greenhouse gas emissions

  28 July 2011

  Running an electric vehicle in China would emit more greenhouse gases than its petrol-fuelled equivalent, according to an expert in emissions reduction projects.