Archive

  • Undersupply warnings for South Africa's nascent carbon market

    31 July 2014

    South Africa's plans for a domestic carbon offsetting scheme risk being hamstrung by a lack of supply, market observers have warned.

  • A golden age of financial innovation?

    30 July 2014

    Excitement is building ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's environmental summit for world leaders in New York in September.

  • Washington State mulls carbon trading, linking with California and Quebec

    30 July 2014

    Washington State is again considering establishing a carbon trading system in a move that could see it link with California and Quebec.

  • ADB issues $50m 'risk sharing loan' to Indonesia geothermal project

    25 July 2014

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reinforced its commitment to kickstart Indonesia's geothermal sector by providing a $50 million 'risk sharing loan' to help a 240MW project get off the ground.

  • Small size of UK renewables subsidy budget 'to trigger auctions'

    24 July 2014

    The renewables industry was shocked by the smaller-than-expected size of the UK government's subsidy pot for established technologies, amid warnings that it will trigger a competitive auction process.

  • S&P warns coal miners of stranded assets risk

    23 July 2014

    Coal mining companies "may experience stranded assets as a result of carbon constraints," ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) warns in a new report.

  • KfW backs Brazilian wind farms with $335m loan

    22 July 2014

    German development bank KfW is to provide a $335 million loan to Brazil's state-owned bank BNDES to help finance wind farms within Brazil.

  • Repeal of Australia's carbon tax "will hit investors" [UPDATED]

    21 July 2014

    The repeal of Australia's controversial Carbon Pricing Mechanism or 'carbon tax' will harm the economy and cause losses for investors, a financial pressure group has warned.

  • What does the IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report really mean for investors?

    17 July 2014

    The most recent IPCC report provides further evidence of the material impacts of climate change. Rory Sullivan outlines the key points for investors

  • Could bonds save rhinos?

    16 July 2014

    An impact investment bond to protect the rhinoceros against poachers is being planned by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).