Climate Change
Looking beyond Kyoto
The jury is still out on whether Russia will ratify the Kyoto
Protocol. But Moscow’s prevarication has focused attention
on life after Kyoto. Mark Nicholls reports More...
Project Finance - Multilaterals
Banks grapple with social issues
Private sector financial institutions have followed the multilateral
banks in adopting social and environmental guidelines for
project finance deals. But both public and private banks are
now grappling with a new set of social concerns. Jessica McCallin
reports More...
Project Finance - Equator Principles
Paying for their
principles?
The introduction of the
Equator Principles by leading
private sector banks could
fundamentally alter how projects
are financed, say James
Barrett and Joel Mack. But
much depends on how they
are implemented
Project Finance - Activists
NGO spotlight shifts
to private sector
NGO efforts to halt environmentally or socially contentious
projects have hitherto been directed at public finance institutions
such as the World Bank. But, as Jon Sohn explains, they are
now turning the spotlight on to private sector banks
How I see it by Richard Sandor
‘The British are coming!’
The UK’s national allocation plan should be heard as a wake-up
call.
Renewable Energy
Vestas deal –
sign of a
change in
the wind?
The NEG Micon/Vestas merger could herald a wave of consolidation
in the wind industry, reports David Biello
Insurance
How insurable is
ecological damage?
The European Union’s proposed Environmental Liability
Directive could require the insurance sector to financially
underpin the new regime. But Jürg Busenhart questions
whether the preconditions are right for an ecological damage
insurance market
Weather Risk
Taking the chill
out of frost
Tanguy Claquin explains how weather derivatives can be structured
to protect insurers against losses from cold snaps – providing
much needed cold weather exposure to the weather markets
Market view
Does the public finally
accept emissions trading?
Emissions trading has been subject in the past to vilification
by the popular press. Yet, in 2003, the tide seemed to have
turned. Daniel Chartier examines possible reasons why it is
starting to see more popular support
Mergers & Acquisitions
Paying due care
and attention
Reviewing environmental issues as part of the M&A process is,
in many cases, taken as read. But James Stacey questions
whether many companies are asking the right questions, or
working with the right people
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News February 2004
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