News

• Fast-start for UK green investment bank seen as challenging

  01 July 2010

  Advocates of a Green Investment Bank (GIB) in the UK are calling for a 'shadow board' to be established ahead of legislation, warning that delays in establishing a bank could act as a drag on investment.

• Spanish solar pain softened, but investors remain cautious

  24 June 2010

  Reports that the Spanish government is poised to reverse a decision to slash solar incentives by 30% have emerged this week – but, in the absence of a formal announcement, investors remain guarded.

• New FTSE indexes put spotlight on carbon risk

  24 June 2010

  Two new carbon risk indexes aim to highlight the low-carbon economy's corporate "winners and losers" and improve carbon risk integration.

• Emergency UK budget skimps on detail

  24 June 2010

  The UK's emergency package to deal with its massive public debt includes few green measures, but analysts and investors expect the country's coalition government to fill in the details later this year.

• Impax staffing up, eyeing Asia, as assets near £2bn

  24 June 2010

  Environmental investment pioneer Impax is planning to increase its head count by 10% this year, as its assets under management (AUM) near £2 billion ($3 billion).

• Solar's time in the sun is nigh, say financiers

  24 June 2010

  The focus of growth in renewables is likely to flip from wind to solar, as the falling price of the technology and equipment make it more competitive with other renewables, experts said.

• Industry slams EPA stalling on E15 approval

  24 June 2010

  The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has attacked the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for delaying a decision on the use of 15% ethanol blends, or E15, in cars.

• Carbon War Room on mission to unlock buildings efficiency investment

  24 June 2010

  Capital markets need to be mobilised to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, according to Carbon War Room, an NGO that aims to help entrepreneurs deliver large-scale, market-based solutions to global warming.

• Grid issues to impinge on renewables growth

  17 June 2010

  Electricity industry experts have raised concerns that Europe's distribution grid is not up to the task of handling the growing capacity from renewable sources, threatening the profitability of plants and the EU's renewable energy targets.

• EPA analysis 'calms fears' on carbon costs, while Obama calls for action (from Carbon Finance)

  17 June 2010

  US President Barack Obama made the case for a comprehensive energy and climate bill in a televised primetime national address on Tuesday, hours after an eagerly-awaited analysis showed that a recent Senate proposal would result in US carbon prices virtually identical to projected prices under legislation passed by the House of Representatives last year, despite major differences in the two approaches.