News

• Now is 'the right time to invest in forestry'

  01 February 2016

  The prospects for a burgeoning housing market recovery in the US mean that now is "an extremely attractive moment" to invest in forestry, according to one fund manager.

• EF BRIEFS: Gamesa, Solarcentury, Kohli, United Photovoltaics Group

  29 January 2016

  Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa's share price soared 20% today amid reports that German conglomerate Siemens is mulling a takeover bid.

• Sustainable fund raises $400m

  29 January 2016

  A fund has raised more than $430 million to invest in low-carbon technologies that provide "competitive returns".

• Research backed by Norges Bank reveals most environmentally-risky coal firms

  29 January 2016

  Fossil-fuel companies with the greatest vulnerability to environmental risks have been named in new analysis, which urges firms to report at asset level to enable investors to better judge portfolio risks.

• Global supply chain 'slow to react to climate change'

  29 January 2016

  Suppliers of major global companies are being slow to respond to the challenges posed by climate change, a report has warned.

• Innovative renewables investments to help plug $5.2trn funding gap, says BNEF

  28 January 2016

  Innovative financing trends will offer "massive new opportunities" for investors and companies in the clean energy sector, helping to combat a $5.2 trillion funding gap, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

• Ban Ki-moon challenges investors to double green investments by 2020

  28 January 2016

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a rallying call to investors to double their financing of clean energy by 2020, to build on the commitments of the Paris climate summit.

• Green bond market to see at least $55bn of issues in 2016, says HSBC

  27 January 2016

  The green bond market will notch up another year of solid growth, according to analysts at HSBC, who predict between $55 billion and $80 billion of issues in 2016.

• Mainstream lines up equity investors for £2bn offshore wind project

  27 January 2016

  Wind and solar energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power said it is "in exclusive discussions" with a consortium of equity investors to take its £2 billion ($2.8 billion) Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) offshore wind farm to financial close.

• Biggest ever green bond launches

  27 January 2016

  The biggest ever green bond was issued today, raising RMB20 billion ($3.03 billion).