News

• New methodology could unlock billions in energy efficiency investment – Deutsche Bank

  12 January 2012

  Lenders can now have greater confidence in energy savings projections from residential energy efficiency programmes, according to a study from Deutsche Bank which seeks to address a key financing bottleneck.

• Ecosystem protection fund makes first close at $22m

  12 January 2012

  EcoEnterprises Capital Management has raised $22 million into its second fund, having convinced a number of institutions to invest in a biodiversity-focused fund for the first time.

• Strategise, target and report on climate risk, investors tell companies

  11 January 2012

  Companies should measure their emissions, set mitigation targets, integrate climate risk into their strategies, and comprehensively report on the lot, investors managing more than $20 trillion of assets have said.

• Dismal fourth quarter for clean energy investments

  11 January 2012

  Clean energy investment slumped in the last quarter of 2011, according to data provider VB Research.

• Bonneville Power asks for rethink on FERC wind power ruling

  11 January 2012

  The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has asked federal regulators to clarify and reconsider a December ruling siding with wind developers over the agency's dumping of wind power generation in favour of extra electricity generated by hydropower dams.

• Global carbon market value rises 4% – Point Carbon

  10 January 2012

  The value of the global carbon market climbed 4% in 2011, despite dramatically lower prices in the largest market in Europe, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.

• KPMG to expand its climate change team globally

  10 January 2012

  Accountancy group KPMG will expand its climate change and sustainability team globally throughout this year, and is currently looking to fill positions in the US, Australia and India.

• Congressional fix for CSAPR fiasco seen a long-shot

  10 January 2012

  The dramatic suspension of the US Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) programme could refocus attention on Congressional efforts to address the regulatory morass around emissions – but their prospects are dim in an election year, experts said.

• 2012 seen breaking record for clean-tech investment

  10 January 2012

  The clean-tech sector is primed for a record-setting year of investments in 2012, following robust growth in 2011 despite difficult conditions, according to the Cleantech Group.

• Scottish Equity Partners launches £95m green energy fund

  10 January 2012

  Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has launched a £95 million ($147 million) green energy fund, after acquiring a portfolio of clean energy companies from SSE Ventures, the investment arm of UK energy company SSE.