News

  • Wind Prospect Group launches £10m green energy bond

    26 May 2011

    Wind Prospect Group, a global wind developer, has launched a corporate retail bond onto the UK market with the aim of raising £10 million ($16 million).

  • EIB, Commission, Deutsche Bank to seed €800m energy efficiency fund

    26 May 2011

    The European Commission, European Investment Bank (EIB) and Deutsche Bank have committed €205 million ($291 million) to an energy efficiency fund that could total €800 million.

  • Green policy can boost economic growth – OECD

    26 May 2011

    Green policies needn't jeopardise economic growth, instead they can boost prosperity and create jobs, according to the OECD.

  • Equator Principles need toughening up – report

    26 May 2011

    The voluntary standards covering the environmental and social (E&S) impacts of project financing should be toughened and expanded, a key report on the future of the Equator Principles has recommended.

  • EU urged to target 45% renewables by 2030

    26 May 2011

    The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has called for the EU to set a legally binding renewable energy target of 45% by 2030, saying it is necessary to fight climate change and give investors long-term predictability.

  • Nuclear meltdown and revolution boost renewables – E&Y

    26 May 2011

    Japan's nuclear disaster and political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa have spurred momentum in the global renewables sector, but declining incentives and access to finance remain obstacles to growth, according to Ernst & Young.

  • IFC and World Bank launch green bonds

    24 May 2011

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its third green bond, raising $135 million.

  • Bioenergy sustainability indicators agreed by international body

    24 May 2011

    Leading countries have agreed a set of sustainability indicators to inform the production and use of bioenergy, meeting repeated requests from the G8 for such guidelines.

  • ADB seeds up to $700m of clean-tech venture funds

    24 May 2011

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to pump $60 million into three clean-tech venture capital funds focused on China and India.

  • OTC weather risk market grows 30% to $2.4bn

    23 May 2011

    The value of the global weather risk market reached $11.8 billion in the last 12 months, with geographic expansion helping to boost the over-the counter (OTC) market nearly 30%, an industry survey has found.