Carbon finance
World Bank widens its carbon reach
Following the success of its Prototype Carbon Fund, the Bank
is set to push the boundaries of carbon finance even further.
Ken Newcombe and Michael Rubino explain More...
Sustainable development
A principled approach
The UK government has commissioned a major study into how
the financial sector can contribute to sustainable development.
Brian Pearce sets out its findings More...
Kyoto Protocol
Crawling towards ratification
Japan, the EU and dozens of other countries
have ratified the Kyoto Protocol. But will
Russia and Canada sign up? Mark Nicholls
investigates
How I see it by Richard Sandor
Lies, damned lies and statistics
Press coverage of two recently-released sets
of US emissions data illustrates the difficulty
in interpreting environmental information
Fund management
Out in front in Hong Kong
Kingsway Fund Management went out on a
limb when it embraced SRI. But its stellar
returns could yet convince Hong Kong’s
investors, reports Yulanda Chung
Weather risk
Do new indexes hold the key?
Data firms are unveiling a range of indexes
that they believe will help draw new endusers
into the weather market.Traders and
dealers, however, tell Emily Saunderson that
they remain to be convinced.
Emissions trading
Northeast leads the way on climate change
An inter-state organisation created way back
in 1967 is leading efforts to tackle climate
change in the northeast US, says Brian Jones
Weather risk
Patchy privatisation holds up market
Many Australian energy companies are waiting
for more deregulation before they start
hedging weather, reports Murray Griffin
Market view
Canada mulls its GHG options
Jane Rigby and Corinne Boone review the
Canadian government’s new climate change
discussion paper
Emissions trading
Barclays eyes carbon savings
The financial sector is keenly watching the
development of the UK’s Emissions Trading
Scheme. Only Barclays, however, jumped in as
a direct participant. Graham Cooper reports
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