Greenhouse gas emissions from China’s energy industry will peak in 2027, as renewable energy and gas take on a dominant role in the country’s energy mix,...
“What if we could make energy do our work without working our undoing?” ponders Amory Lovins, chief scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute, in this week’s featured...
The $750 billion Government Pension Fund of Norway (GPF) has responded to a review of its investment strategy, which described its ethical footprint as “severely limited”...
Ethical and sustainable investment funds have generally performed better financially than their mainstream counterparts in the last 12 months, according to new research. Moneyfacts says that...
To quote Mark Twain,“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” It’s often...
A large majority of the British public believes the government should financially back renewable energy, while almost half think fracking will damage the environment, according to...
Divesting from fossil fuels is a compelling win-win for investors and claims of underperformance are wrong, writes Ominder Dhillon of Impax Asset Management. Pressure is building on...
Russia has entered the top five of the world’s biggest economies, with its $3.4 trillion GDP leaving fellow European nations behind, according to the World Bank....
New administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gina McCarthy has sent a strong message to the US, saying that climate change is an “opportunity of...
Concern about climate change is growing among US investors, with many putting pressure on companies involved in environmentally risky activities to address key sustainability challenges. Shareholders...
The hot British summer has provided a welcome boost to solar power, which the industry says now often outperforms wind on sunny days. There are almost...
An Australian activist who allegedly created a fake press release that caused a $300m drop in a major coal company’s share price has been released on...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has revised its policy on energy investment, saying it will now only invest in firms that incorporate carbon reduction measures into...
An interactive website has been launched by environmental campaigners, detailing the differences between an energy system dominated by clean, renewable energy and one powered by high-polluting...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has rejected a proposal to fund the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. The bank’s...