Archive

  • UK commits £1bn to low-carbon vehicle research

    15 July 2013

    The government and the automotive industry in the UK have each agreed to invest £500 million ($755 million) over the next 10 years to develop and commercialise technologies for low-carbon vehicles.

  • UK opens wheat-fuelled biorefinery, ahead of EU vote

    10 July 2013

    The UK's largest biorefinery, officially opened on Tuesday, will produce 420 million litres of bioethanol – a third of the country's current need – when operating at full capacity, the owners said.

  • Just one CCS project bids in round two of NER300

    08 July 2013

    Only one carbon capture and storage project has applied for funding in the second round of the EU's NER300 programme, highlighting the need for the region to adopt other support mechanisms for the technology, according to experts.

  • £40m IPO plan for renewables firm

    08 July 2013

    A carbon market veteran is planning a £40 million ($61.4 million) flotation of a renewable energy venture.

  • Clean-tech VC grows 56% in second quarter

    04 July 2013

    Venture capital investments in clean-tech rebounded in the second quarter of 2013, providing evidence that the sector "is turning a corner", according to the Cleantech Group.

  • EU carbon surges after stronger-than-expected fix in Parliament

    03 July 2013

    EU carbon prices climbed almost 50% today after the European Parliament backed a plan to give the ailing market a short-term boost, and unexpectedly rejected most amendments that would have weakened the proposal.

  • Does backloading still matter?

    02 July 2013

    Tomorrow's backloading vote will perhaps be the last chance to get the European Commission's plan for a quick fix to the EU Emissions Trading System passed in Parliament.

  • Swiss Re stops 23 transactions on ESG grounds

    19 June 2013

    Swiss Re's latest corporate responsibility report has revealed the firm barred 23 deals last year on the grounds that they did not meet its sustainability risk framework.

  • Uncertainty over EU ETS backloading 'deal'

    13 June 2013

    European carbon market observers are questioning the strength of a compromise text to delay the sale of millions of emissions allowances, not even 24 hours after the deal was reached.

  • Insurer launches weather risk desk

    11 June 2013

    Bermuda-based insurance firm Axis Capital Holdings has hired two veterans of the weather risk markets to launch its weather and commodity markets desk.