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  • Carbon Tracker appoints senior lawyer as first CEO

    03 December 2013

    Anthony Hobley, global head of sustainability and climate change at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, is to become the first CEO of the Carbon Tracker Initiative.

  • A licence to list?

    14 November 2013

    There has been a welcome increase in the number of renewables firms launching IPOs in 2013. But is this promising spate of activity a sign that investor confidence in the sector is finally growing, or will it prove a false dawn, asks Peter Cripps

  • COP19 to lay foundations for new global climate deal

    11 November 2013

    The climate negotiations that kicked off today in Warsaw are expected to play a crucial role in laying the foundations for a new global agreement in Paris in two years' time.

  • Abengoa could raise €500m as it lists on Nasdaq

    17 October 2013

    Clean energy firm Abengoa could raise more than €500 million ($676.2 million) from investors as it prepares to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

  • OECD chief backs warnings on 'stranded assets'

    09 October 2013

    If governments impose caps on carbon emissions, the risk of "unburnable" fossil fuel assets "could have a significant impact on the valuation of some companies", Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD said today.

  • IPCC's carbon budget provides new impetus to limit fossil fuel investments, say observers

    30 September 2013

    The 'carbon budget' set by scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report should help limit carbon-intensive investments, according to observers.

  • BoA, UBS in, but HSBC out of sustainability index

    12 September 2013

    Bank of America, UBS and United Parcel Service are the largest of 39 companies admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), following an annual review of constituents carried out by sustainable investment specialist RobecoSAM.

  • Turning trash into cash

    19 August 2013

    Investment in waste-to-energy projects has been stifled by perceived risks. But there are signs that the maturing sector is starting to become increasingly attractive. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

  • Middle Eastern promise

    01 August 2013

    The Middle East is poised to become a hotspot of renewables activity over the next few decades. Graham Cooper outlines which countries and sectors hold the most promise for investors.

  • Methane deal 'could be next' for US-China talks

    29 July 2013

    Cutting methane emissions could be next on the agenda for the US and China, amid signs that the "two carbon elephants" are increasingly cooperating to tackle climate change, according to a report.