Clean Energy News (37 articles)

Is there a tailwind in alternative energy?

By Simon Webber, Schroders on 19 June 2013 Thematic News

We have said for some time that value has emerged in the renewables space and last year we begun to make tentative steps towards a higher weighting in the category by buying shares in Vestas.

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Global | Clean Energy | Schroder

Solar companies demand compensation for feed-in tariff cuts

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 18 July 2012 Thematic News

Three solar power companies have written to the government demanding £2.2 million in compensation after the feed-in tariff (FIT) incentive scheme controversy last year, which saw government cuts wreaking havoc on the industry.

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UK | Clean Energy

LSE report informs onshore wind energy debate

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 13 June 2012 Thematic News

Onshore wind farm in Wether Hill, England (Photo: Walter Baxter via Wikimedia Commons

The London School of Economics (LSE) has launched a policy brief to help inform the debate about the role of onshore wind in the UK’s future energy mix. Investors and renewable energy companies will hope the paper goes some way towards calming the recent storm over wind energy, but it has yet to be seen whether local communities and green campaigners are convinced.

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UK | Clean Energy

Goldman Sachs to invest $40bn in clean energy

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 6 June 2012

Goldman Sachs headquarters in Manhattan, New York City (Photo: Creative Commons)

Goldman Sachs has announced plans to invest $40billion into green and renewable energy over the next ten years. As global energy demand continues to rise and major manufacturing countries such as China and Brazil feel the pressure to meet aggressive emissions targets, the company’s announcement was likely intended to demonstrate its leadership in the area. However, some analysts claim the announcement is more of a public relations exercise than a new initiative.

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Cameron fails to convince business and environmental groups with green energy speech

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 29 April 2012 Thematic News

Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the third Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM3) in London, a meeting of energy ministers from more than 20 countries.

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UK | Clean Energy 1

Government divisions put wind energy investment at risk

By Carol Wong, Worldwise Investor on 24 April 2012

Despite indications that public support for wind energy development is on the rise, growing political opposition to wind power has put the industry - and billions of pounds of investment - in potential jeopardy as investors rethink their plans.

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UK | Clean Energy

Obama announces $1bn plan for supporting green cars

By Louise Fallon, Worldwise Investor on 12 March 2012 Thematic News

President Barack Obama has announced the National Community Deployment Challenge, a $1bn plan to encourage 10-15 communities to create the infrastructure and incentives needed to support mass deployment of alternative vehicles.

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Obama promotes Clean Energy, but also Oil and Shale Gas

By Louise Fallon, Worldwise Investor on 30 January 2012 Thematic News

In the State of the Union address last Tuesday, Obama pledged that he would “not walk away from the promise of clean energy”. This focus on clean and renewable energy, however, was joined by other pledges to increase the production of shale gas and further drilling for oil.

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US | Clean Energy

Wind Energy should remain a long term hold for green funds

By Louise Fallon, Worldwise Investor on 11 January 2012 Thematic News

Renewable UK say that a Civitas report condemning the “folly” of wind energy relies on assumptions which do not hold. The Civitas report, written by Ruth Lea, Director of the Manufacturing Renewal Project at Civitas, claims that wind energy is a high cost solution and does not reduce CO2 emissions, because further power stations are needed to cover periods of low wind. Energy costs are a particular gripe for manufacuring industry looking for short term help, but...

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UK | Clean Energy

Climate Change pact reached in Durban

By Louise Fallon, Worldwise Investor on 12 December 2011 Thematic News

A Climate Change “pact” was agreed upon by over 190 countries, in the last minutes of the talks at Durban. The pact will be somewhat legally binding, which is a first for China, India and the US, although actual targets are yet to be agreed upon. Other decisions from the talks include an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, a potential Green Fund to start in 2012 and plans to set targets by 2015.

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Global | Clean Energy, Multi-thematic, Environmental, Carbon 1

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