Finance

February 8, 2021 0

IEEFA Indonesia: Switching coal plants to PLN’s biomass cofiring plan is no magic bullet

Implementation risks for Indonesia PLN’s switch from coal to biomass cofiring PLN’s biomass cofiring plan will require nothing less than the creation of a large-scale biomass industry. 8 February 2021 […]

February 6, 2021 0

Japanese trading firms rethinking fossil fuel investments as global decarbonization push grows

Reuters: Japanese trading houses are speeding up their efforts to shift away from coal and other fossil fuel assets amid a growing decarbonisation push worldwide and to match an ambitious […]

January 24, 2021 0

JinkoSolar Begins Construction On 20 Gigawatt Solar Cell Factory

Published on January 23rd, 2021 | by Zachary Shahan January 23rd, 2021 by Zachary Shahan Tripling Solar Cell Production JinkoSolar, one of the largest solar module producers in the world, […]

January 20, 2021 0

Reformed trade rules can help to save the climate

If the British government agrees to reformed trade rules, that could help the crucial climate talks it will chair in November. LONDON, 20 January, 2021 – This could be the […]

January 12, 2021 0

Investors pressure HSBC to take stronger action to phase out coal financing

The Guardian: HSBC could be forced to slash its exposure to fossil fuels – starting with coal – from next year, after an influential group of investors filed a shareholder […]

January 12, 2021 0

Morgan Stanley takes stake in SolMicroGrid in a nod toward Energy-as-a-Service model

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (MSEP), part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, announced today that they have completed an investment in Alpharetta, Georgia-based SolMicroGrid to help […]

December 17, 2020 0

Major US pension fund plans fossil-free future

Goodbye to fossil fuels, says one major US pension fund: they’re no good for either the climate or the economy. LONDON, 17 December, 2020 − In what’s being billed as […]

December 14, 2020 0

A $7 trillion climate change warning to the stock market from its biggest shareholder

An abandoned oil rig in the U.K. during Covid-19. “We’ve been talking about this for 20 years and some of the changes we saw this week were unlike anything […]

December 4, 2020 0

Proposed steep tariff cut risks disruption in Vietnam’s wind market, industry body warns

Based on market projections and experience in other markets, a rate reduction of this size would deter investors, shrink Vietnam’s project pipeline, and wreck job opportunities, imperilling the nation’s position […]

December 1, 2020 0

World Bank helps developing countries’ wind spurt

Wind power is the cheapest way to produce electricity, but some are not persuaded. The World Bank is out to change minds. LONDON, 1 December, 2020 − Europe and the […]