Green Investment Bank
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Letters: It makes no sense to sell it off, least of all to a company with Macquarie’s record of buying assets, stripping them, paying itself huge dividends and selling off what’s left
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Tobacco kills and oil and coal wreck the environment. But 5% of our investments are in these industries
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A decade ago today, the Conservative leader visited the Arctic to witness the effects of climate change. But since coming to power, his government has dropped or watered down a succession of green policies
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Ministers insists bank’s green mission will be protected as they remove the clause that ensures it invests in renewable power and other green projects
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MPs say a privatised Green Investment Bank won’t be obliged to fund eco-friendly projects
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Business secretary Sajid Javid announces further step in government’s privatisation of bank designed to fund renewable energy and waste projects
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‘Green Tories’ express dismay at plans to put one of the Conservative party’s few key environmental acheivements up for part-privatisation
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Critics including the Greens’ Caroline Lucas and Lib Dem Tim Farron question government’s ‘commitment to low-carbon economy’
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We have to face the facts: our vast assets in fossil fuels may become worthless. It’s yet another reason to keep it in the ground
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Chance to benefit the environment and provide an attractive financial return offered by shadow energy secretary
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Manifesto backed by 11 organisations calls on next government to create a finance system that serves society, the environment and the wider economy
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Investing in renewable energy is attractive for those wanting their money to do good while earning a decent rate
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Company providing loans in flagship energy efficiency scheme says state-owned bank has closed off funding channel
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Letters: Ian Martin’s ‘spineless opposition’ has a good deal more to offer to my constituents in a hard-pressed ward in Newcastle’s West End than he allows
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Bonds to raise capital for low carbon projects could attract up £23bn in 2014, as niche sector becomes mainstream
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UK's green bank looks for long-term investors to buy equity stakes in windfarms already in operation
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Shaun Kingsbury says he could raise up to £60bn to fund low carbon energy infrastructure if allowed to turn to capital markets
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BusinessGreen: Windfarms off coast of Yorkshire and North Wales receive biggest investments to date
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Matthew Spencer: Eradicate fuel poverty, protect open spaces and make Britain more resilient by investing in smart systems
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PM makes forthright defence of coalition's record of action on man-made climate change during prime minister's questions
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Green investment bank says scheme could save hundreds of millions of pounds if extended nationwide
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BusinessGreen: Consortium including green investment bank invests in 'innovative' Birmingham Bio Power plant
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I have (a relatively small amount of) money to invest. Could I really make a difference as a shareholder with ethical values? Lucy Siegle advises a reader
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Economists discuss ways of funding green investment at the Transforming Finance conference
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Shaun Kingsbury says bank's scope must be expanded to bring forward renewable energy and environmental projects across UK
Selling off the bank I founded could be the final nail for green Conservatism