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ANALYSIS: Government plans could bolster renewable energy investment The UK's energy market may be set for its most significant reform in a generation should the government's recent indicative plans find [...]

TRADING: Oil looks increasingly ripe for a correction, which could present a good buying opportunity When oil spills, the consequences can be gruesomely spectacular. The same goes for the price [...]

TIP UPDATE: First-half performance illustrates Greenko's growing maturity Greenko's interim results this week illustrated how the Indian renewable energy developer is maturing. During the six months to September, revenues more [...]

When the global economic crisis started to take hold in 2008, there were inevitable questions about the impact it would have on green initiatives. Would the crisis act as a [...]

Georgia's minister of the economy and sustainable development, Vera Kobalia, could be considered an unlikely person to fill one of the country's most important posts. On her appointment, her critics [...]

Let's hear it for the cities of Europe. Eurocities is a network of more than 130 large cities in 34 European countries which seeks to provide a strong voice for [...]

E.ON has set itself an ambitious target that many will dismiss as unreachable. Even company officials, including managing director for Europe climate and renewables Michael Lewis, admit it will be [...]

Global renewable energy-focused companies are eyeing large offshore wind investments, with UK sites of particular interest. Hundreds of millions of pounds are expected to be invested in turbine manufacturing from [...]

TIP UPDATE: RPC Group's restructuring programme is nearing completion which will allow the company to concentrate on a growth strategy. Despite a generally flat trading environment, plastics packaging group RPC [...]

In spite of the reported rising interest in ethical investment strategies - ethical funds under management are up 11 per cent year on year at the end of Q3, according [...]

Ingenious Ventures has launched two VCTs focused on solar energy projects in the UK. The venture capital trusts, Solar UK VCT 1 and 2, have each been set a fundraising [...]

Investment in alternative ethical funds can provide a safe haven from underperforming green funds, it has been claimed. Ralph Pettengell, chief executive of the Carbon Footprint Fund, said a new [...]

Specialist venture capital trust provider is launching a Solar UK Venture Capital Trust range for investors who want to get into the growing green energy market. Sebastian Speight, investment director [...]

ANALYSIS: North Sea gas has a valuable role to play in securing the UK's crucial gas supplies 'Gas is going to continue to play a vital role in keeping the [...]

SECTORS: Governments need oil revenue, but want to avoid the electoral consequences of big oil spills The ripples from BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster have reached more northerly climes. In a [...]

Only half of the investors who took part in a survey were familiar with government commitments to combat climate change, the figures have shown. Research involving 300 investors by DWS [...]

Green and ethical investments look at the wider impact on society and the environment when seeking financial returns. They take into account social or environmental criteria in addition to financial [...]

Way Group has set up an internet microsite for its Green Portfolio fund, the first fund of funds on the market to concentrate solely on climate change investments. The group [...]

Way Group has unveiled its Green Fund microsite to mark National Ethical Investment Week. The site is dedicated to the Green Portfolio Fund, which is the first fund of funds [...]

Investors should watch out for the affects of the government's carbon reduction approach, warns the Carbon Footprint Fund. The company, which operates two tracker funds following the UK 350 Carbon [...]

Proponents argue that the threat of climate range creates attractive investment opportunities but many advisers and investors remain reticent. Climate change is fast becoming - in fact many would argue [...]

Interrelated energy and development needs can present opportunities for fund managers. Do countries have the right to damage the environment in search of consistent energy generation in the name of [...]

In October, Money Management brought together a group of environmental investment experts to discuss the way the sector is evolving against a backdrop of climate change debate and green government [...]

ANALYSIS: Consultants expect 2011 recovery in non-US deepwater drilling Oil and gas services firm Schlumberger felt the full effect of the Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling moratorium in its third [...]

TIP UPDATE: Interest in green related investments gives assets a sharp boost Shares in Impax Asset Management rose more than 9 per cent to 60p after the investment manager confirmed [...]

ANALYSIS: UTC buys Clipper Windpower as action in the renewable energy sector hots up Investment in green energy hit the limelight again this week, with the UK government announcing conflicting [...]

Timber-scarce economies such as China will drive demand-led growth of the commodity, according to Pictet's Gabriel Micheli. Mr Micheli, lead manager of the just-two years old Timber fund, said as [...]

Today, gilt investors find themselves in a world of uncertainty, juggling different polar-opposite yet equally plausible macroeconomic scenarios. This all fits seamlessly with the Pimco-coined 'New Normal' environment: that is, [...]

The euro/dollar exchange rate will slip back to 1.10 by the middle of next year, according to RBC Wealth Management. George Riley, chief investment officer and head of discretionary investment [...]

TIP UPDATE: Discovery Metals has completed a feasibility study and development plan for its Botswana-based copper project - and prospects look impressive Back in 2004, Discovery Metals changed direction - [...]

Denmark PensionDanmark, the DKr100bn (EU13.4bn) pensions company, has completed a renewable energy deal that could change how pension funds invest in the sector. Dong Energy and PensionDanmark have signed a [...]

The UN World Climate Conference, held in Poznan in December 2008, made headlines with such topics as hydrogen technologies and renewable energy sources. However, Poznan, a city in western Poland, [...]

The Desertec Industry Initiative (Dii), an ambitious private-sector collaboration to produce 15% of Europe's energy needs from solar power plants in North Africa and the Middle East by 2050, continues [...]

ALTERNATIVES/RENEWABLE ENERGY Power stations set for India Korea East-West Power (EWP) is building two coal-filled power plants in Orissa Province, India. South Korea-based EWP has signed a memorandum of understanding [...]

ALTERNATIVES/RENEWABLE ENERGY Wind park set for Canada Renovalia Energy is planning to establish a EU200m wind park in Canada. The facility will be located in the mid-western Canadian province of [...]

Schroders has shown its commitment to tackling climate change by boosting its global equities team with specialist Giles Money. He was appointed specialist climate change analyst and portfolio manager and [...]

The year 1985 was historic for many reasons. Live Aid had just taken the world by storm, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, French secret agents sank Greenpeace's [...]

Triple Point Investment Management is launching an income fund which invests in renewable energy via solar power. The Solar Income fund is designed to provide reliable, long-term cash flows by [...]

Income seekers can rest assured that even with another likely interest rate rise there are still plenty of options around The catastrophic explosion that caused an oil spill from a [...]

TIP UPDATE: Gulf oil spill dampens activity but should boost longer-term demand for Velosi Shares in oil and gas safety testing and certification provider Velosi plunged 16 per cent after [...]

Schroders on the Money for climate change Schroders has bolstered its global equities team with a specialist in climate change. Giles Money has joined as specialist climate change analyst and [...]

A nationwide advertising campaign aimed at encouraging pension schemes and other shareholders to take environmental issues seriously has launched off the back of the Florida oil spill. Institutional investor activism [...]

TIP UPDATE: eaga looks well-placed to benefit from the Government's Green Deal Green support services group, eaga, reported a solid set of results against a backdrop of political and economic [...]

The impact of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has yet to be fully appreciated, but the omens are not good, after the Norwegian Government Pension Fund [...]

Pictet Funds is launching an environmental fund which will invest in water, clean energy, timber and agriculture. Pictet-Environmental Megatrend Selection, a Ucits III-compliant, euro-denominated fund, will apply environmental, social and [...]

Generating electricity from renewables installed at your home under the new Feed-in Tariffs scheme might help to ease your 'green conscious'. But it could also be an enticing investment opportunity [...]

SECTOR FOCUS: It's taken a battering, but alternative energy is the future Investing in renewable energy opportunities has been fraught with difficulty in recent years. The consensus among industry watchers [...]

August is my least favourite month. It is so slow and there is little going on in the world to occupy one's attention. Not for nothing is it known as [...]

TIP UPDATE: Amlin puts in a creditable performance given that large insurance losses in recent months have cast a cloud over the insurance industry Amlin's performance so far this year [...]

TIP UPDATE: All market indicators signal a bright future for India's largest renewables company Greenko's full-year results illustrated what a potentially transformative year the Indian renewable energy developer has just [...]