Ofgem signals tougher price controls for energy networks

Jul 12, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Infrastructure & Generation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

Ofgem has warned energy network operators to brace themselves for a tougher round of price controls from 2021. The regulator believes there is “strong evidence” that investors are...

Groups worth $25tn support climate disclosure

Jul 03, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

Companies and financial institutions worth around $25 trillion (£19.3tn) have committed to supporting a set of climate change disclosure recommendations. The Task Force on Climate-related...

Investors worth €19tn call for EU decarbonisation

Jun 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance 0

Investors managing more than €19 trillion (£16.6tn) in assets have urged EU energy ministers to agree to an ambitious 2050 decarbonisation framework. The Institutional Investors Group on...

UK community energy gets crowdfunding platform

Jun 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

Mongoose Energy has launched what it claims is the country’s first dedicated crowdfunding platform for community energy. Its new ‘Mongoose Crowd’ service aims to connect investors with community...

Investors show money talks on Dakota Access Pipeline

Feb 21, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Coal, Gas & Oil, Markets & Finance 0

Global investors have called on banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to support rerouting it. A coalition of more than 130 investors representing around $685 billion (£551.2bn) in...

‘Investors need to think green’

Feb 20, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets & Finance 0

Investors need to use their money to ensure banks play a proactive role in the low carbon transition. That’s according to a new report published by ShareAction, a group dedicated to using the...

Brexit, Hinkley knocks UK’s renewable attractiveness to all-time low

Oct 26, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Markets & Finance, Top Stories 0

The UK’s attractiveness to renewable investors has fallen to an all-time low, with uncertainty caused by Brexit being one of the factors. According to EY’s latest table of the world’s most...

Energy firms call on EU to boost investor confidence

Oct 06, 2016 Jonny Bairstow Policy & Legislation 0

A number of large European energy firms and investors are calling on the EU to stop countries undermining investments with retroactive policy changes and tariff cuts. E.ON, Allianz, Gamesa, RES...

Investors controlling $13tn in assets call on G20 to ratify Paris Agreement

Aug 25, 2016 Jacqueline Echevarria Sustainability & Environment, Top Stories 0

A group of 130 investors that control $13 trillion (£9.75tn) in assets are calling on the G20 nations to ratify the Paris Agreement. In a letter, they said the climate deal provides a clear...

Amber Rudd: UK committed to climate action despite Brexit

Jun 29, 2016 Priyanka Shrestha Policy & Legislation, Top Stories 0

Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has reassured investors and businesses that the UK remains committed to its climate objectives. Speaking at the Business & Climate Summit in London today, she said the...