News

• UK CfD changes to 'boost renewables subsidy allocation'

  02 September 2014

  The UK renewables sector received a slight boost after the government altered the details of how it will calculate its Contracts for Difference subsidy regime, in a move that is expected to allow it to support more projects.

• WWF climate change head to lead UK's Aldersgate Group

  02 September 2014

  The Aldersgate Group, a UK environmental pressure group, has appointed Nick Molho, head of climate change and energy policy at WWF-UK, as its new executive director.

• Scottish Equity Partners launches £135m clean energy fund

  02 September 2014

  Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a UK venture capital company, has raised £135 million ($223 million) for a new fund to invest in clean energy infrastructure.

• Arise raises SEK350m in second green bond

  01 September 2014

  Swedish wind farm developer Arise has issued an SEK350 million ($50.5 million) green bond, refinancing an existing bond.

• EU energy and environmental reforms could see carbon price soar

  01 September 2014

  The price of allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) could rise almost four-fold to €23 ($30) per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 2030 if proposed energy and environmental reforms are implemented, according to Thomson Reuters.

• Glennmont's second fund reaches €500m second close

  01 September 2014

  A clean energy fund has reached a €500 million ($656.6 million) final close, exceeding its target by €50 million.

• KPMG to start assuring green bonds

  28 August 2014

  Auditing giant KPMG plans to start assessing green bond issues, Environmental Finance has learnt.

• Chile eyes carbon tax

  28 August 2014

  Chile is considering becoming the second country in Latin America to introduce a carbon tax, in a move that could provide a further boost to its rapidly growing renewables sector.

• Global renewables investment to slow for remainder of decade, warns IEA

  28 August 2014

  Global renewables investments fell to slightly above $250 billion in 2013 and are set to continue slowing in coming years, a report has warned.

• First-half catastrophe losses fall to $21bn, says Swiss Re

  27 August 2014

  First-half catastrophe losses, both natural and man-made, are likely to cost the re/insurance market in the region of $21 billion, according to analysis by Swiss Re.