Archive

  • Investors must address 'stranded asset' risks from Chinese coal, says report

    05 June 2014

    Investors were today warned that up to 40% of China's thermal coal capacity is at risk of being rendered a 'stranded asset' within six years.

  • EU eyes innovative finance tools to improve energy efficiency

    04 June 2014

    Ambitious energy efficiency targets will require significant investment from the private sector. Clare Taylor reviews the innovative financing mechanisms the EU is putting in place to achieve this.

  • Emerald Technology Ventures chosen to run SFr200m Swiss Technology Fund

    04 June 2014

    Emerald Technology Ventures, a cleantech venture capital company based in Zurich, has been appointed by the Swiss government to run a fund that will support Swiss companies developing technologies that deliver clean energy or conserve natural resources.

  • $300bn of fossil fuel assets risk being stranded by 2035, says IEA

    03 June 2014

    The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned investors that "around $300 billion in fossil fuel assets [could be] left stranded by stronger climate policies" by 2035.

  • EPA move could put US power plants' ratings at risk, says S&P

    03 June 2014

    Standard & Poor's has warned that proposals to reduce emissions from power plants could threaten the credit ratings of the country's coal burning utilities.

  • Investors welcome EPA plans to cut power plant emissions by 30%

    03 June 2014

    The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed regulations cutting emissions from power plants by an average of 30%, in a move some commentators hope has the potential to break the deadlock in international climate change negotiations.

  • Asia overtakes Europe as global solar capacity prepares to triple

    03 June 2014

    Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity will grow almost three-fold by 2018, led by a booming Asian market, say the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA).

  • UK and Australia slip in EY's renewables attractiveness rankings

    02 June 2014

    The UK has slipped to sixth place from fifth in consultancy EY's quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, having been overtaken by Canada.

  • Are stock exchanges the key to sustainability reporting?

    29 May 2014

    Stock exchanges are proving increasingly influential in the debate around ESG disclosure. Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at the recent progress made by the sustainable stock exchange movement and the challenges ahead

  • John Kerry announces US backing for $134m of Althelia forestry loans

    28 May 2014

    US government guarantees will enable the Althelia Climate Fund to offer $133.8 million in commercial loans to forest conservation projects in developing countries, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Carbon Expo conference in Cologne.