Archive

  • Stranded assets warning for $60bn of Asian coal plants

    01 November 2018

    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.

  • Building the energy efficiency marketplace

    01 November 2018

    Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is about more than just boosting financial returns, says Clare Taylor

  • UK government rejects calls for mandatory climate-related reporting

    01 November 2018

    The UK government has rebutted calls from a parliamentary committee to require companies to make climate-related financial disclosures.

  • Green bonds round-up, 31 Oct 2018

    31 October 2018

    German utility EnBW has raised €500 million ($573 million) from its inaugural issue on the green bond market.

  • No alternative: Making sustainable infrastructure the only option

    Only a fraction of global climate finance is reaching European cities despite their crucial role in decarbonising the economy. Developing a bankable project pipeline and new finance solutions replicable across cities is key to meet the enormous need for sustainable infrastructure

  • $120m fund planned to help clean energy firms in emerging markets

    31 October 2018

    The Shell Foundation is to seed a fund that aims to raise $120 million to help young, clean energy-focussed companies in emerging markets.

  • Willis Towers Watson pension scheme to shift equities investments to ESG

    31 October 2018

    Willis Towers Watson is to shift £740 million ($944 million) – half of the equities investments in its default master trust scheme – into environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies.

  • Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative

    31 October 2018

    More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".

  • Exxon lawsuit represents 'turning point' for climate disclosure, says lawyer

    31 October 2018

    An allegation of misleading disclosure of climate information is at the centre of a new lawsuit against ExxonMobil, which marks a 'turning point' for climate litigation, a lawyer said.

  • EU carbon market update, 30 October 2018

    30 October 2018

    A bearish outlook is justified this week after last week's sharp decline in EU Allowance prices, and volatility is likely to remain high, says Louis Redshaw.