News

• Canada carbon exchange partners with global spot exchange CTX

  06 February 2014

  The North American Climate Exchange (NACX) in Alberta has partnered with the Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX) to bring its members a new electronic trading platform and access to international offsets.

• Sunrun 'shakes up solar market' with installation firm acquisition

  05 February 2014

  Sunrun has snapped up three divisions of Mainstream Energy Corporation, in a move set to "shake up the solar market" in the US.

• UBS tips stocks set to benefit from ESG themes

  05 February 2014

  Unilever, Novozymes and Neste Oil are among the stocks that UBS has identified as well-positioned to receive a boost from increased awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

• Vestas to issue new shares and renew credit lines after 'turnaround'

  04 February 2014

  Wind turbine maker Vestas has announced plans to issue new shares and has struck a deal with banks for new credit lines, after it reported its first quarterly profit since mid-2011.

• Oekom strengthens links with GES

  03 February 2014

  Oekom Research is to collaborate with Stockholm-based Global Engagement Services (GES) on environmental, social and governance (ESG) research.

• Canadian fund manager buys £644m stake in world's biggest offshore wind farm

  03 February 2014

  A Canadian financial institution has signed an agreement to buy half of Dong Energy's stake in London Array, the world's largest offshore wind farm.

• Low fossil fuel strategies perform in line with benchmark – MSCI

  31 January 2014

  Three strategies designed to allow investors to allay concerns about 'stranded assets' by reducing their exposure to fossil fuels have performed roughly in-line with a global benchmark index in recent years.

• EEX announces fee holiday for renewables credits

  31 January 2014

  An exchange is to waive fees for traders of Guarantees of Origin (GoO) renewable energy certificates, in a bid to boost the attractiveness of the market.

• Goldman Sachs seals deal with world's largest offshore wind operator

  31 January 2014

  Goldman Sachs and two pension funds have bought about a quarter of Danish state energy company Dong Energy, in a move expected to boost its investments in offshore wind.

• $1.8bn coalition to divest from fossil fuels, reinvest in clean-tech

  31 January 2014

  A coalition of philanthropic funds managing a combined $1.8 billion of assets committed to divest from fossil fuels and increase investments in "the clean energy economy", in the latest sign that the stranded assets movement is gaining momentum.