Archive

  • Energy efficiency fund launched

    10 February 2017

    A private equity firm is marketing a fund that will focus on mid-sized energy efficiency assets at commercial and industrial sites in Western Europe.

  • Investors' fiduciary duty includes 'transition to low-carbon economy'

    26 January 2017

    Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy is part of an investor's fiduciary duty, according to a new report that calls for 'more forceful' advocacy on climate change from financiers.

  • Carbon needs to decline by 2020 to meet Paris target, says IEA

    17 November 2016

    Carbon emissions from the energy sector need to peak and start to decline by 2020 to stick to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increase to 2°, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • Swift ratification of Paris leaves COP22 with momentum building role, says IEA

    03 November 2016

    The earlier than expected ratification of the Paris Agreement means COP22's role will be to maintain the momentum behind the negotiations, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • Energy efficiency investments up 6% in 2015, despite lower fuel costs

    11 October 2016

    Global investment in energy efficiency reached $221 billion last year, an increase of 6% on 2014, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • Investment in renewables is in-line with Paris Agreement goals, says IEA

    14 September 2016

    Investments in wind and solar power "are broadly on a trajectory consistent with limiting the increase in global temperature to 2C," according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • EF BRIEFS: Gothenburg, IEA, MTA, SunEdison

    01 June 2016

    The City of Gothenburg is gearing up to tap the green bond market for the fourth time.

  • Comparing companies' energy performance

    17 May 2016

    Companies' energy efficiency can have significant environmental and economic implications – but it is too often difficult for investors to assess. A new index aims to bring visibility, says Wei Sue

  • Filling the gap - connecting financiers to energy efficiency projects

    25 April 2016

    A new investor network aims to help investors find suitable energy efficiency programmes, and speed up the flow of capital to this widely overlooked asset class, explains Steve Fawkes

  • EF BRIEFS: Senvion, Kommuninvest, BlackRock, IEA, Morgan Stanley, AMP Solar

    16 March 2016

    German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has scrapped plans to float on Friday, citing market volatility.