investment

Regulator aims to support investment in low-carbon technology while protecting households from price rises. Britain’s energy regulator has said it will change how it governs the industry to help…

UPS has announced its investment in electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival. To support the energy transition, packaging delivery company UPS has announced its £339 million investment in electric…

Climate change has become a central concern for investors. At Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), we have already made huge strides to enhance engagement with companies on climate risk, carbon-foot-…

At a time when the international scientific community is telling us the world cannot absorb new fossil fuel developments if we are to tackle the climate crisis, Uganda and Tanzania are planning to…

LONDON - Move over revenue growth and dividend payouts: it’s time to take your portfolio’s temperature. Policymakers are pushing investors to do more to ensure their portfolio choices help to meet…

UK investors could seize a $24bn investment opportunity by helping to connect millions of people without access to electricity to off-grid home solar power systems. The market for pay-as-you-go home…

A new report by Climate Bonds Initiative has found that in 2019, green bonds issuance hit a record $255 billion. Global green bond and loan issuance climbed by 49% last year to a record high of $249…

Europe does not need new gas infrastructure to safeguard security of supply, according to a new study by industry consultants Artelys, which warns that there is a risk of €29 billion being wasted on…

  India is home to one of the largest clean-energy expansion programmes. Support from the government and foreign investors is driving this growth. There is still more the state can do to support…

Octopus Renewables has secured a £185 million clean energy mandate from the National Gird UK Pension Scheme. Octopus Renewables, the specialist clean energy investor and part of Octopus Group, has…

An integrated electricity market, with more grid interconnections and storage solutions “of all types” are at the centre of EU plans to build a more resilient electricity system able to deal with…

To meet India’s massive 450 gigawatts of clean energy target, Indian officials announcednew financing approach to boost investment in clean energy during the climate talks in Madrid this week. The…

Loan of US$ 100 million to National Bank of Egypt to address energy efficiency, climate mitigation and adaptation projects for SMEs EBRD and Green Climate Fund co-financing GEFF programme in Egypt…

Renewable energy is the top investment sector for UK investors with almost one-third (30%) regarding it as the area they would actively put their money into for long-term gain, according to a survey…

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently partnered with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to open a USD 120 million credit line. It is intended to finance…

Two multi-billion dollar government guaranteed investment funds say they will continue investing in fossil fuel companies, despite the government's efforts to fight climate change. Combined, the…

The United States government has lost billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue to fossil-fuel companies because of a loophole in a decades-old law, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday, offering…

A new study has found that an increase in global wind speeds is set to give a boost to green energy. The research, led by a team at Princeton University, found that as average daily wind speeds are…

The European Investment Bank wants to purge its loan books of fossil fuels, including natural gas, by 2020. Although the Bank’s final decision is expected to be delivered on 15 October, resistance,…