Archive

  • People moves this month

    01 February 2007

    BELINDA HOWELL has set up Greenstone Carbon Manage­ment, a UK-based consultancy that will advise companies that wish to account for, reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

  • E-Synergy launches £30 million fund

    01 February 2007

    UK investment company E-Synergy has launched its £30 million ($59 million) Sustainable Technology Fund. The fund is one of the new UK government-backed Enterprise Capital Funds designed to help small and medium-sized UK companies bridge the 'equity gap', providing investment of between £250,000 and £2 million.

  • Mild winter boosts weather trades

    01 February 2007

    A warmer-than-expected winter in the north-eastern US and across most of mainland Europe has boosted trading in the weather risk markets.

  • Areva bids for wind turbine maker

    01 February 2007

    French nuclear and electricity transmission firm Areva has made a friendly bid for Repower Systems, the German wind turbine manufacturer.

  • Commission throws down emissions, energy gauntlet

    01 February 2007

    The European Commission has called for the EU to commit to a unilateral target to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, rising to 30% if a post-2012 international agreement can be reached. The call came as part of a package of proposals aimed at establishing an integrated energy and climate change policy for the EU, which included targets for renewable energy and biofuels, as well as calls for energy market liberalisation.

  • EU to cap aircraft emissions

    01 February 2007

    The European Commission has announced its plans to bring aviation into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. It proposes capping carbon dioxide emissions from all internal EU flights from 2011, and from all flights to and from EU airports from the following year.

  • Innovation is king

    01 February 2007

    New trends in the investment world could mean that environmental, social and governance issues become drivers of innovation, rather than niche concerns, argue Ivo Knoepfel and Gordon Hagart

  • Why ecosystems matter to business.

    01 February 2007

    Business cannot function if ecosystems and the services they deliver – such as water management, biodiversity protection, food provision and climate regulation – are degraded or out of balance, says Björn Stigson

  • Going green around the edges?

    01 February 2007

    A growing number of companies are offering 'carbon neutral' products or services, either to enhance their reputations or tap into new markets. Philippa Jones talks to some of the trailblazers

  • Mercury rising.

    01 February 2007

    With the close of HgCapital's €300 million renewables fund, Tom Murley is bringing clean energy to the investment mainstream. Christopher Cundy reports