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GIG to assess carbon impact of 40,000 renewable assets

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) has partnered with Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) to assess the positive carbon impact of over 40,000 wind and solar assets.

EU carbon market update, 25 March 2019

Clean energy tipping points 'can accelerate by years when using concessional finance'

Tipping points at which clean energy outpaces fossil fuel energy could move substantially ahead by two or more years when concessional finance is applied, a report said.

Short-sellers 'to target weak oil & gas firms' in 2019

Short-sellers could start targeting the weakest oil and gas firms in 2019, as their business models come under pressure from increasingly competitive renewables.

Stranded assets warning for $60bn of Asian coal plants

A projected drop in renewable energy costs will leave $60 billion of coal burning plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines 'stranded' within a decade, a report by NGO Carbon Tracker has warned.

Fall in clean energy investment due, in part, to better technology - BNEF

Clean energy investments continued to fall in the first quarter of 2017, partly driven by their falling capital costs as the technology gets better according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

Solar installation and storage capacity to rise in 2017

New solar installations across the globe will rise during 2017, despite a fall in China, and battery storage will double, according to one industry expert.

Offshore wind sees record year but total green investment falls

Offshore wind investments hit a record $30 billion for 2016, though overall clean energy investing fell 18% to $287.5 billion, from last year's record $348.5 billion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

Investment in renewables for Q3 2016 'worryingly low', say BNEF

Investment in renewables is set to fall in 2016 after a "worrying" slump in the third quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

Renewables boom 'to continue', but $5.3trn investment gap identified

Cheaper coal and gas prices will not halt the rise of renewables, according to latest New Energy Outlook (NEO) report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).