Archive

  • EPA offers tougher ozone rules

    01 July 2007

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed stricter rules for ozone levels. Although environmental and health groups complain that the agency's plan is not sufficient, any change could impact revisions to power plant emissions regulations.

  • The unlikely revolutionary

    01 July 2007

    Ray Pospisil talks to GE's Kevin Walsh – the man responsible for building one of the world's largest ­renewable energy investment portfolios

  • People moves this month

    01 July 2007

    Two leading figures in the carbon markets have moved to US investment banks, signalling growing US interest in the effort to tackle climate change.

  • Between innovation and scale

    01 July 2007

    The water sector does not offer the paradigm-busting innovations beloved of venture capitalists, or the scale favoured by private equity investors. So new investment strategies are needed, says Christoph Lueneburger

  • Kenmar links with ABN Amro on fund of funds

    01 July 2007

    Kenmar of Rye Brook, New York, has launched a hedge fund to invest primarily in environmental hedge funds. The Kenmar Global ECO Fund SPC has attracted an initial $25 million investment from Dutch bank ABN Amro and the two organisations will collaborate in marketing the open-ended fund to other institutional investors. Kenmar is targeting a "mid-teens" return, according to co-CEO Ken Shewer.

  • Turning on the taps

    01 July 2007

    Despite the size of the world's water sector – and the scale of its investment needs – opportunities for exposure to the industry have been limited. But, as Charlotte Steel reports, a flood of new water funds is coming to market

  • Citi tops SRI research survey

    01 July 2007

    Citi Investment Research has retained its position as leading brokerage firm for socially responsible investment (SRI) research and for long-term thematic research, in a survey of European buy-side and sell-side firms.

  • Testing the limits of trade

    01 July 2007

    As climate change threatens to increase the variability and unpredictability of rainfall, Australia's experiences with water trading could be invaluable, says James Bentley

  • HSBC to spend $90m to reduce footprint

    01 July 2007

    HSBC has promised to spend $90 million over five years to reduce its impact on the environment and showcase best practice.

  • Barclays to take over Biofuels

    01 July 2007

    UK-based Barclays Bank intends to save its client ­Biofuels Corporation, which operates the UK's largest biodiesel plant, from complete collapse by taking over 94% of the company and cancelling £40 million ($81 million) of its nearly £100 million of debt.