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Biofuels could cut jet emissions by 65%, says Air New Zealand
03 June 2009The replacement by biofuels of half of the jet fuels now being burned could cut airlines' greenhouse gas emissions by 60–65%, claimed Air New Zealand.
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Rockley launches $100m China fund
01 June 2009UK-based technology funding firm Rockley Group has announced a $100 million fund that will invest in Chinese firms engaged in sustainable development activities.
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PRI urges investors to step up on climate
01 June 2009Investors must not wait for policy-makers to encourage them to act on the threat of climate change, according to a report by an investor coalition.
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Osmosis plans €200m PE fund
01 June 2009Osmosis Capital is understood to be aiming to raise €200 million ($279 million) into a low-carbon technology private equity fund of funds.
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Clean-Tech VC Plummets - Ernst & Young
01 June 2009US venture capital (VC) investment in clean technology firms dropped 63% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period last year, according to Ernst & Young.
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Competitive markets
01 June 2009Despite the credit crunch, activity on carbon exchanges is heating up – as is competition between them. Christopher Cundy reports
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Chicago and New York go head to head
01 June 2009The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) is emerging as the trading platform of choice for the US carbon market as the federal government presses forward with the potential adoption of a federal cap-and-trade system. The Green Exchange, led by the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and brokerage Evolution
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Growing on trees?
01 June 2009Investing in forestry and timber assets is nothing new. But investors are increasingly seeing the attraction of more sustainable forestry investments. Tom Fitzherbert-Brockholes reports
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Where next for sustainable forestry investment?
01 June 2009At present, sustainable forestry and timber investments are largely focused on gaining revenue from capital appreciation and timber-related products, with a small percentage looking to the voluntary carbon markets. The future could be quite different.
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Transport starts to move
01 June 2009President Obama's recent deal on fuel efficiency with the beleaguered US car industry is the latest evidence of the environmental pressures coming to bear on the transport sector. Sarbjit Nahal and Valéry Lucas-Leclin consider which stocks are set to benefit