News

• China to adopt absolute carbon cap in 2016 - report

  28 May 2013

  China is reportedly considering introducing an absolute cap on its carbon emissions in 2016.

• First round of talks to avoid EU-China solar trade war 'fail'

  24 May 2013

  Unofficial negotiations to avert a full-blown EU-China solar trade war have reportedly failed to make progress.

• Offshore wind farm 'to attract £1bn investment'

  24 May 2013

  Plans for a 504MW wind farm off the UK coast have been given the go-ahead, in a move with the potential to attract £1 billion ($1.5 billion) of private investment.

• Massachusetts plans $100m green bond issuance

  24 May 2013

  The state of Massachusetts plans to issue $100 million of 'green bonds'.

• Investors urge politicians to 'unlock energy efficiency investment opportunity'

  23 May 2013

  Policies to help build a secondary market for energy efficiency in the US would unlock billions of dollars in financing for energy efficiency upgrades, a group of institutional investors has said.

• First insurance product for California offsets launched

  23 May 2013

  Buyers of offsets in California's carbon market will soon be able to protect their credits from the risk of invalidation after the first insurance product was announced yesterday.

• First Desertec project starts, but doubts linger over exports to Europe

  22 May 2013

  The Desertec Industry Initiative has admitted its goal to supply Europe with renewable energy from Africa might not be realised, but insisted local development of projects means the initiative is not dead.

• Energy efficiency insurance product launched

  22 May 2013

  The first energy efficiency warranty insurance product aimed at German businesses has been launched.

• New GRI guidelines 'major step forward', say investors, businesses

  22 May 2013

  Businesses and investors have welcomed the updated Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework as a major step forward in the evolution of sustainability reporting.

• Sustainability reporting 'more than worth its costs'

  21 May 2013

  More than half of companies that report on sustainability issues say it gives them a competitive advantage, a survey has revealed.