The wife of the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is a shareholder in a restaurants business that funnelled investments through a letterbox company in the tax haven of Mauritius, in a structure that could…
Global survey finds spending expected to double in five years in response to climate fears.
Global investors managing nearly $7tn (£5.2bn) of assets plan to almost double their spending on renewable…
At least $170 billion of public money has been pledged to fossil fuel-intensive sectors since the start of the pandemic.
The Paris Agreement demonstrates the world uniting to fight climate change;…
Former senior officers of renewable energy agencies say government’s bill would undermine Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s independence.
Former leaders of Australia’s renewable energy agencies…
The World Bank has come under fire by a leading European NGO over some of its loans and grants. In a recently issued report, the German group, Urgewald, lambasted the international financial…
Group with total portfolio of $5tn seek cuts of 29% from companies they invest in.
Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (£3.8tn), have committed to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the power of governments to address urgent challenges. Across the world, countries have implemented unprecedented fiscal measures in response to the crisis. This shows…
Higher public spending urged as way of boosting employment and GDP at relatively low cost.
The International Monetary Fund has told its member governments they can create millions of jobs and boost…
AccountAbility has identified the following practices exemplified by industry leaders to serve as good guideposts for companies grappling with GHG management expectations and related business…
For investors and policymakers, effectively addressing climate change poses particular challenges—not the least of which is the long time-lag between actions and outcomes. The inertia in the climate…
Wind and solar PV could attract more investment than any other power generation source in the Asia Pacific region in the next decade as the two technologies become cost-competitive with coal by 2030…
State government says money will hasten new renewable projects as it announces additional $1bn economic stimulus package.
The Queensland government has announced a $500m renewable energy fund – to…
Vast majority of world’s electricity companies remain heavily invested in fossil fuels.
Only one in 10 of the world’s electric utility companies are prioritising investment in clean renewable energy…
Yannick Glemarec responds to FT report of 40 complaints including racism and sexism.
The head of the UN’s climate finance body has pledged to tackle complaints of misconduct at the organisation “as…
Founding partner says ‘investing in the resilience of nature is investing in the resilience of the economy’.
A push to better recognise the economic value of “natural capital” – water systems,…
Investors who know the renewables market best believe its brightest days are still to come, writes Gregory Wetstone.
Gregory Wetstone is president and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy…
Storebrand says corporate lobbying to undermine climate solutions is ‘unacceptable’.
A Nordic hedge fund worth more than $90bn (£68.6bn) has dumped its stocks in some of the world’s biggest oil…
More than 100 investors in Whitehaven Coal have filed a resolution asking the company to plan its own closure — the first in an ambitious play by an activist shareholder group to push fossil fuel…
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will strengthen the construction of projects that facilitate wind and photovoltaic power to connect to the grid with price parity, China's National Energy…