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Norway's $800bn 'oil fund' halves coal production holdings
29 January 2014Norway's $800 billion sovereign wealth fund has divested half of its holdings in coal miners over the past two years, its manager has said.
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Emerging economies require new finance models for renewables
24 January 2014The financial models that work in developed countries are not necessarily as effective in emerging markets. Adopting appropriate funding mechanisms could help reduce costs in these markets by as much as 30%, argues David Nelson
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EU ETS oversupply to disappear by 2025 if Commission plan is adopted – UBS
23 January 2014The European Commission proposed 2030 Climate and Energy package would remove the entire oversupply in the region's carbon market by 2025 if adopted, according to analysts.
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EU's 2030 targets are bare minimum, say investors
22 January 2014The EU's proposed climate and energy policies for 2030 were branded by investors and companies as the "minimum necessary" to keep the region on track for a transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Investors welcome proposed EU ETS reforms
22 January 2014Proposals from the European Commission to reform the bloc's Emissions Trading System have received a qualified welcome from investors.
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Commission eyes 'stability reserve' to support EU ETS
21 January 2014The European Commission is expected to announce tomorrow plans to set up a reserve of emission allowances to help revive the EU's troubled emissions trading system (ETS).
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Australia faces laws of unintended consequences
21 January 2014Australia's change of direction on climate change policy is causing concern among the financial community. Graham Cooper reports
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A bright future
17 January 2014Gianleo Frisari explains how public finance can accelerate the development of concentrated solar power
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A make-or-break year?
12 January 2014The Warsaw climate talks have done just enough to keep a 2015 deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol within grasp. But while there were never high expectations of this year's Conference of the Parties to the UN climate convention (COP19), 2014 is set to be a critical year.
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2014 to 'mark beginnings of new climate change agenda' – HSBC
06 January 2014Pressure to cut investment in new coal assets will grow, and the march of the green bond market will continue in 2014, as the "beginnings of a new climate agenda" emerge, analysts at HSBC have forecast.