Archive

  • CCS project for sale as coal company hits skids

    16 December 2010

    The UK's carbon capture and storage (CCS) ambitions have received a blow after funding problems forced the developer of a major CCS project into administration.

  • 11th hour rescue for renewables cash grant?

    09 December 2010

    A last-ditch effort to preserve the critical US Treasury grant programme for renewable energy projects may fall short amid Republican opposition, despite the urgent pleas of renewable trade associations, developers and green groups.

  • €500m boost for China climate projects

    09 December 2010

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend China €500 million ($664.3 million) to fund climate change mitigation projects which are expected to avoid the release of up to 3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) annually.

  • UK advisers propose 60% carbon cuts by 2030, radical electricity market reform

    07 December 2010

    The UK must shrink its carbon footprint 60% by 2030 from 1990 levels, an influential committee has recommended, in one of the first attempts to set emissions target for this staging post on the way to 2050.

  • Europe set for 60% low-carbon electricity by 2030

    02 December 2010

    Low-carbon power sources should account for around 60% of European electricity production by 2030, says the industry association Eurelectric.

  • Green mutual funds outperform traditional in US – Trucost, RLP

    02 December 2010

    Equity mutual funds that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis are outperforming their more traditional peers, according to analysis by Trucost and RLP Capital.

  • Suez Environnement launches water and waste management fund

    02 December 2010

    French water and waste management firm Suez Environnement has launched Blue Orange, a venture capital fund to invest in environmental technologies.

  • Green retrofit investment funds slow in 2010

    25 November 2010

    Only two funds to invest in green retrofits of buildings have been launched in 2010 in the leading US and UK markets, raising a combined $70 million, according to a report by researchers at Verdantix.

  • UBS to slow mountain-top removal financing

    25 November 2010

    Tougher regulation and growing opposition to mountain-top removal (MTR) mining has prompted UBS to slow down its funding of companies involved in the controversial coal extraction technique – but the bank has stopped short of pulling out completely.

  • Data snafu sees PRI scoring temporarily withdrawn

    25 November 2010

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) secretariat has been forced to recall the scores sent out to hundreds of signatories, following a glitch in the survey software used.