Archive

  • EPA announces biofuel credits plan

    01 May 2007

    Trading of biofuel credits in the US could begin soon following the introduction by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of rules to support legal targets for an expanded use of biofuels.

  • Canadian SRI climbs above C$500 billion

    01 May 2007

    Socially responsible investment (SRI) in Canada has soared to more than C$500 billion ($440 billion) in 2006, from C$65.5 billion in 2004, according to the Social Investment Organisation (SIO), which carries out a biannual survey.

  • The low-carbon leader?

    01 May 2007

    Last month, UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett gave a speech on climate change to an Anglo-American business association in New York. It set out the greenhouse gas (GHG) challenge; explained what measures the EU is taking to build a low-carbon economy; and invoked the Manhattan and Apollo projects which, respectively, built the first atom bomb and put a man on the moon, as a call to arms for investment in clean technology.

  • Moving to the new US NOx and SO2 markets

    01 May 2007

    Daniel Chartier and Melanie LaCount contend that as the US moves to the new Clean Air Interstate Rule, 'cap and trade' will once again deliver the desired results by building on the success of current programmes

  • Banking on sustainability

    01 May 2007

    The aims of sustainable development are changing the shape of modern banking. And, in emerging markets, it is increasingly being recognised that 'sustainable banking' can confer a competitive advantage, says Ajay Narayanan

  • Bids soar in Repower takeover battle

    01 May 2007

    The takeover battle for German wind turbine manufacturer Repower is moving into "stratospheric" price levels, with analysts saying that some compromise is likely between the two rival suitors, if no clear winner emerges.

  • EU ETS data confuse, again

    01 May 2007

    Companies in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme once more emitted less carbon dioxide than they were allocated allowances in 2006, according to preliminary figures published by the European Commission. How­ever, the extent of the oversupply remains unclear because of a lack of clarity surrounding the data rel­eased by Brussels.

  • First cat bond issued for flood risk

    01 May 2007

    German insurance giant Allianz has closed the first catastrophe (cat) bond to cover river flood risk.

  • International pressure grows for post-Kyoto agreement

    01 May 2007

    Climate change should be tackled as a global "security imperative", argued UK foreign secretary Margaret Beckett during the UN Security Council's first debate on the issue on 17 April.

  • Emerald raises €135 million into clean-tech fund

    01 May 2007

    Emerald Technology Ventures has closed its second clean technology (clean-tech) fund, after raising €135 million ($183 million).