Archive

  • US CCS plan slated for lack of ambition

    19 August 2010

    A US interagency blueprint for commercial-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) argues that challenging obstacles can be overcome, such as the lack of a national carbon price and questions over long-term liability.

  • SAM in amicable split with STOXX, deepens links with Dow Jones

    19 August 2010

    Dow Jones is to calculate, market and distribute a European sustainability index for SAM, after the boutique sustainability investment firm "amicably" terminated its agreement with STOXX.

  • FutureGen revamped by US, but tech choice raises questions

    12 August 2010

    The US government has overhauled the long-delayed FutureGen carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, but observers say cost and technology obstacles mean it may never get off the ground.

  • E&Y plans UK clean-tech expansion

    12 August 2010

    Ernst and Young (E&Y) is planning a major expansion of its UK clean-tech team, with plans to hire around 300 people in the coming years.

  • PetroAlgae seeks to harvest up to $200m from US listing

    12 August 2010

    A US developer of 'micro-crop' technology to harvest algae for biofuels is planning a US initial public offering (IPO), which could raise up to $200 million.

  • Ex-Im urged to end "fossil fuel binge", support renewables

    12 August 2010

    NGOs have accused the US Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of "systematic bias towards financing fossil fuel projects", as the export credit agency prepares to consider backing two giant coal-fired power plants.

  • Chinese clean-tech stocks on the rise, says Ambrian

    12 August 2010

    Clean-tech investors should be shifting their allocation of wind and solar companies towards Chinese firms, as growing domestic demand risks marginalising their European peers, according to investment firm Ambrian.

  • Cuts may threaten environmental risk data quality – PwC

    05 August 2010

    The quality of 'geo-data', used to map environmental risk in the insurance sector, may be threatened by cost cutting both in business and the public sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has warned.

  • Gulf spill has 'far reaching' impact on oil company credit – S&P

    05 August 2010

    The oil spill and subsequent suspension of drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico will have a long-term impact on the creditworthiness of oil and gas companies, according to ratings agency Standard & Poors.

  • Investors protest Vedanta's environmental record

    29 July 2010

    Growing 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.