By WEF | 5 April 2013
To support a future global population of 9 billion people, over US$5.7 trillion a year will need to be invested in global infrastructure, estimates The Green Investment Report.
By EMA staff | 15 January 2013
A recent report shows that there is a strong business case underpinning clean energy investment, and MNCs are driving significant renewable energy investment globally and pressing for the right policy and market conditions that will allow companies to do even more.
An independent think-tank in the US, Milken Institute, is calling on players in the US renewables sector to close ranks and regain the competitive edge it once possessed.
By Gianna Gayle Amul, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies | 14 December 2012
Is the new Green Climate Fund (GCF) set to be yet another unwieldy addition to the climate finance web? This article argues that its promise lies in the possibility that it could help rationalise the overly complex climate finance architecture, and in the process tackle the critical problems seen in current funding arrangements.
By EMA staff | 13 December 2012
Frost & Sullivan reports that venture capital funding for renewable energy will increase three-fold by 2020, with bidders looking at South Asia and Asia-Pacific as emerging regions for renewable energy technologies.
By EMA staff | 13 December 2012
ADB makes the case that while Myanmar has a "wealth of possibilities for power generation," it lacks the capital to develop them currently. To fully tap the massive potential of its energy sector, the country will need to also consider adopting other strategic approaches.
By EMA staff | 13 December 2012
The Chairman and Managing Director of Moser Baer India talks about renewable energy's growing importance to the country's energy mix, energy financing in Asia, and the company's plans for expansion in India and the region.
