Market Survey

Growing in fits and starts

The continuing recovery of the US energy sector has helped boost activity in weather derivatives and US emissions markets in 2003. But, while environmental markets globally are moving in the right direction, they remain dogged by uncertainty. Mark Nicholls and David Biello talk to the winners of Environmental Finance’s fourth annual market survey More...

Renewable Energy

Clearing the wind breaks

With 13 US states mandating significant amounts of power production from renewable resources, wind energy looks set for explosive growth. But the market faces serious impediments, including the reluctance of US banks to invest. David Biello investigates More...

How I see it by Richard Sandor

Fisheries Finance

Last month it was nutrients, now it's fish

Weather risk

Banking on the weather

ABN Amro’s weather team hasn’t been afraid to innovate in its approach to the business – and has been able to reach clients, and risks, that other dealers have not. Mark Nicholls reports

Emissions trading

The luxury of surplus

The launch of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme follows on the heels of the accession of 10 new member states. Camilla Taylor and Paul Bodnar review the progress they are making in developing their allocation plans for emission allowances

Fund Management

Talking Japanese

With most pressure on Japanese companies to disclose CSR information coming from foreign investors, there is an urgent need to bridge gaps in communication, argues a new report from ASrIA. Alex Mathias reports

Renewable Energy

China looks to green certificates

With soaring electricity demand and a historical dependence on coal-fired generation, China faces an environmental crisis unless it can tap its renewable energy potential. Sara White explains how green certificates can help

Emissions Trading

The Netherlands prepares for NOx trading

Dutch industry, along with its EU peers, is preparing for the launch of a market in carbon dioxide emission allowances in 2005. Less well-known, however, is that it is also likely to face a new domestic market in emissions of nitrogen oxides at the same time. Jaap Jansen explains

Trade

Where next for trade and the environment?

The environment never even made it on to the agenda at the failed Cancun trade talks. So where does that leave the interplay between multinational environmental agreements and the WTO, asks Duncan Brack

Market view

Russia, Ukraine and environmental trading

Trading-based programmes to tackle environmental issues are on their way in both Russia and Ukraine, says John Palmisano

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