One of the UK’s most prolific social investment lenders has welcomed new measures to help push social investment, and urged third sector organisations to seize the...
“Social investment can be a great force for social change on the planet“, said David Cameron, during a speech at the Social Impact Investment Conference on...
The government is meeting with business leaders on Thursday to discuss social impact investment. Less than two weeks before the UK hosts the G8 summit, it’s...
Communities will be financially rewarded for living near onshore wind developments under new plans unveiled by the government. But the industry has warned that this might...
Communities near to wind farms should receive electricity discounts of up to 20%, according to government proposals revealed by the Financial Times. Energy secretary Ed Davey...
The European commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, after an investigation suggested an influx might put the European market at...
A vote to include a 2030 decarbonisation target in the government’s energy bill has been voted down by a majority of 23 MPs in the House...
Hopes to include a decarbonisation target in the energy bill have taken a hit. MPs narrowly voted against an amendment tabled by Conservative MP Tim Yeo....
Australian renewables developer CBD Energy has unveiled a £7.5m bond issue for wind and solar projects, which will pay investors interest at a fixed rate of...
Investment decisions in the UK’s low-carbon economy are “hanging in the balance” ahead of the crucial third reading of the energy bill in parliament, according to...
With MPs set to vote on Tuesday over whether a decarbonisation target should be included in the energy bill, figures from Bloomberg have revealed that investment...
MPs must vote in favour of a decarbonisation target when the energy bill passes through parliament on Tuesday, knowing that the failure to do so would...
Over 16% of the world’s 7 billion inhabitants lack access to electricity, while a further 40% are forced to rely on wood or biomass for heat...
Ranking multinational companies on their water usage and efficiency would go a long way to driving change and reducing their water footprints, according to an environmental,...
The firm behind the “world’s first” tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay in Wales has signed a memorandum of understanding with a manufacturer of hydroelectricity equipment, as...