New Bretton Woods Update (No.85) March/April 2013 out now

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

Bretton Woods Update No. 85 March/April 2013   PDF version Please find below the highlights of the Bretton Woods Update No. 85(March/April 2013). BRICS challenge IFIs: Out of the frying pan into the fire?  Large middle-income countries jointly initiated alternatives to the World Bank and IMF in March, but advocates are …

Greenpeace report rebukes finance sector for ignoring nuclear risks

kristySRI/ESG News

PRESS RELEASE A partner of Tokyo, June 12th 2012 Greenpeace report rebukes finance sector for ignoring nuclear risks Investors in nuclear power are being sold precarious and potentially damaging investments because the industry?s risks are regularly being overlooked or underestimated, a new report from Greenpeace has found. Compiled with the …

Companies miss out on tax incentives for sustainability

kristySRI/ESG News, Greentech

Companies miss out on tax incentives for sustainability Companies might fail to minimise the cost of sustainability initiatives if their tax departments are not involved in the efforts, says Ernst & Young. More >>> US biofuels set to outshine geothermal, say financiers The investment future is bright for the US …

Global carbon market value rises 4%

kristySRI/ESG News

Global carbon market value rises 4% The value of the global carbon market climbed 4% in 2011, despite dramatically lower prices in the largest market in Europe, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. More >>> Dismal fourth quarter for clean energy investments Clean energy investment slumped in the …

Today’s Study: What New Energy Investors Expect

kristyGreen Prosperity

NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Today At Newenergynews, May 17: * Today’s Study: What New Energy Investors Expect * Quick News, 5-17: New Energy Investments, Q1 2011; Ikea’s Sustainability; Offshore Wind And Price; New Wires For Midwest Wind Yesterday * Study: The Cost Of Red Tape …

Reassessing the Chinese Clean-Tech Juggernaut (or Why the U.S. Shouldn’t be Written off Quite Yet)

kristyGreentech

A newsletter from Clean Edge Reassessing the Chinese Clean-Tech Juggernaut (or Why the U.S. Shouldn’t be Written off Quite Yet) By Ron Pernick China is clearly a clean-tech force to be reckoned with. It installed more wind power, manufactured more solar PV and solar hot water heaters, and spent more …

Common Sense on Energy Investments, from Natural Logic

kristyResource Efficiency

March 2011 Dear Hazel, With all the turmoil and uncertainty in the world these days, you’ll need a clear eye and a steady hand to chart your course, read the signs, and make it go. In this and succeeding newsletters (and my blog and tweetstream), I’ll be sharing some thoughts …