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SO2, NOx trading back on table in US?
29 July 2010US senators on both sides of the aisle prefer a legislative fix to the embattled Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme to plans set out by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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BP oil spill damages to stretch insurance coverage
29 July 2010BP and its partners on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig do not have enough insurance to cover the potential damages sought in litigation so far, according to an analysis by insurance information provider Advisen.
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Green makeover could turn RBS into GIB: report
29 July 2010Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could be transformed into the Green Investment Bank (GIB) "to kick start a green economy" and help the UK meet its climate change targets, according to an NGO report.
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Investor confidence still elusive as UK updates energy policy?
29 July 2010The UK renewables sector gave a mixed reaction to changes in the country's energy policy this week, with general applause for the spirit of the announcements, but concerns that many key decisions have been delayed.
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Fossil fuel subsidies 10x renewables support
29 July 2010Worldwide renewable power and biofuels received $43 billion-46 billion in subsidies last year, only a fraction of the government subsidies for fossil fuels, according to preliminary figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Investors protest Vedanta's environmental record
29 July 2010Growing concern over the environmental and social performance of UK-listed mining firm Vedanta Resources prompted some investors to abstain or oppose resolutions at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in London this week.
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Renewables sector fights to resuscitate RES in Senate
29 July 2010Renewable energy backers are fighting to overturn the surprising omission of a federal renewable electricity standard (RES) in the limited energy bill being debated by the US Senate, but the odds are against them.
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London report slams EU emissions trade infrastructure
29 July 2010Europe's emissions trading infrastructure falls well short of best practice in financial markets, according to a report published this week.
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People moves
23 July 2010The latest appointments at Jefferies, Osmosis, Evolution Markets, Aviva, HSBC, and more
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A tale of two sectors
23 July 2010Chinese policy towards its wind and solar industries has taken different paths – promoting wind at home first, while encouraging solar exporters. But structural issues are looming for both sectors. Joshua Speckman reports