Environmental Finance, Fulton Publishing, 22-24 Corsham Street, London N1 6DR Tel 44 (0) 20 7251 9151; fax 44 (0) 20 7251 9161 info@environmental-finance.com Summaries of a selection of stories from the October 1999 issue of Environmental Finance: News Institutional investors to buy weather; BP expands emissions trading; A weather exchange for Europe; Insurers' opportunities; Scramble for carbon contracts; CME futures launched; EIRIS's new indicators more... Features Dow Jones indexes ignite methodology debate US investors shun World Bank's carbon fund The convergence of environmental and capital markets Pension funds to disclose socially responsible investment policies Slow progress on US 'early action' bills To tax or not to tax - the energy tax debate Winter season promises higher weather derivatives volumes Quakes send tremors through the insurance industry Cleaning up after Kyoto - how the US could profit more... SUBSCRIBE for the full story each month