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Climate Change: Emissions: Weather: Investment: Lending: Insurance
 
 

Features September 2004

The following are summaries of the features that appeared in the September 2004 print edition of Environmental Finance magazine

Renewables Finance – Turbines

Warranting further attention

As the rush into wind power accelerates, the financial strength of turbine manufacturers is beginning to worry developers and investors. Mark Nicholls reports More...

Renewables Finance – N America

Leading from the states

A coalition of 12 US states is pouring more than $4.5 billion into renewable energy companies and markets. Cameron Brooks explains their efforts to foment a financing revolution More...

Renewables Finance – Airtricity

A strong following wind

Irish renewable energy supplier and developer Airtricity has achieved dramatic growth in Ireland without a penny of government support – and is now looking further afield. Roz Bulleid reports

Renewables Finance – Green certificates

ROCs under review

Fiona Santokie considers why UK developers are struggling to finance renewables projects – and what is likely to change

How I see it by Richard Sandor

Pricing crude volatility: can markets help?

Oil price volatility can threaten economic growth and national security. But the financial markets offer a means to help price this risk and share it between market participants

Weather Risk

Plans add to competition fears

Graham Cooper reviews the findings of Carbon Finance’s latest survey – examining how well major emitters are preparing for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Emissions Management

All systems go

Software companies stand ready to provide the software and systems to help companies manage their GHG emissions. Roz Bulleid reviews their offerings

Market View

The nuclear option

Richard Myers and Mary Quillian argue that the success of emissions trading schemes will depend on nuclear energy

Fund Management

The sulphur market ignites

David Biello reports on rocketing prices for US sulphur allowances – and asks where the SO2 market is heading next

Weather Risk

Construction come rain or shine

The construction industry is beginning to realise that it need no longer be at the financial mercy of the weather. Brian O’Hearne explains what can be done

 

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