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Features October 2004

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

Carbon Trading – 5 years in review

Jam tomorrow?

A full-blown international market in carbon may still be some way off, but the emergence of regional schemes has put it firmly on the horizon, reports Graham Cooper More...

Carbon Trading – Looking ahead

Now what?

Justin Mundy considers where next now that Russia has ratified Kyoto

Corporate Profile – Air Products and Chemicals

Tapping into a changing climate

Air Products and Chemicals deserves credit for setting its sights firmly on the opportunity side of the sustainability ledger, say Matthew Kiernan, Devin Crago and Heather Langsner

Weather Risk – 5 years in review

Confounding the forecasts

Mark Nicholls charts the weather market’s development from the first weather hedge to a $4.5 billion industry More...

Weather Risk – Looking ahead

A longer-range forecast

Lynda Clemmons discusses what the weather risk industry should do next

SRI – 5 years in review

Moving towards the mainstream

SRI has weathered a difficult period in the world equity markets and come out the other side with more assets under management, more products on offer, and new markets to tap, says Roz Bulleid More...

SRI – Looking ahead

Beyond engagement

SRI must take a more determined approach if it is to shape the markets of tomorrow, says Tessa Tennant

Corporate Profile – Dell

Strength fhrough diversity

Computer giant Dell has earned a reputation for corporate responsibility that is enhanced by its embrace of transparency, says Julie Fox Gorte

Emissions – 5 years in review

Success in the US

The US sulphur dioxide trading scheme has been one of the clearest success stories of environmental markets. David Biello traces its growth, and looks at other markets it has spawned More...

Emissions – Looking ahead

The next markets

Paul Portney predicts what the future holds for emissions markets in the US

Corporate Profile – ChevronTexaco

Terms of engagement

Four years ago, ChevronTexaco seemed to have little interest in addressing its shareholders' environmental and social concerns. But, as Karina Litvack explains, a persistent engagement campaign had helped drive change

Renewables – 5 years in review

Powering up

Where governments led in renewable power support, investors followed. Mark Nicholls reports on five years of uneven development More...

Renewables – Looking ahead

Where next for renewable energy financing?

The future of renewable energy financing looks bright, says Fabrizio Donini Ferretti

Corporate Profile – CST

Forging a more sustainable path

Brazilian steel-maker CST has come a long way since privatisation in the early 1990s, including in its embrace of sustainability, say Bruno Erbiste and Pedro Villani

How I see it by Richard Sandor

An economist's progress

Five years? That's nothing. Richard Sandor looks back at a 12-year odyssey – from the beaches of Rio, to the launch of the world's first exchange for carbon credits

 

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