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Jupiter excited by prospects for environmental stocks
19 November 2014The manager of Jupiter's Ecology fund said the future of sustainability-themed stocks remains bright, despite his fund's recent underperformance against its benchmark.
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$271bn of capital at risk in Canadian oil sands, says Carbon Tracker
04 November 2014Companies developing oil sands in Canada risk wasting $271 billion of capital on projects that would be uneconomic at an oil price below $95/barrel, the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has warned.
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Investors should move on stranded asset risk 'sooner rather than later', warns bank
28 October 2014Investors with a focus on sustainability should begin to take action to mitigate the threat of 'stranded fossil fuel assets' sooner rather than later, a bank research note has advised.
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RGGI carbon auction price hits record high amid EPA speculation
09 June 2014A new record clearing price of $5.02 for emission allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was set in the market's 5 June auction.
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FTSE launches first fossil fuel-free index, BlackRock investment product to follow
29 April 2014Index provider FTSE has developed the first index family that excludes fossil fuel-based companies, as 'stranded assets' fears gain momentum among investors.
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RGGI proceeds provide $700m for low-carbon energy projects
25 February 2014The nine US states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have invested more than $700 million of proceeds from the programme to curb energy use and reduce carbon emissions.
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Energy efficiency, cities, and the Clean Trillion
14 February 2014$36 trillion in clean energy investment is needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Ten cities are stepping up to the plate and investors are likely to follow, argues Brandon Smithwood
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IIGCC joins Climate Bond Standards board
14 January 2014The Institutional Investor Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has added its weight to an initiative to agree standards for the rapidly growing green bonds market.
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People moves
02 December 2013The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at Calvert Investments, CF Partners, Conergy, the Climate Bonds Initiative and more
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Kookie goes to Kenya
19 September 2013WWF International has appointed Kookie Habtegaber as its global coordinator, green economies, to help develop its economic strategy.