Introduction
A market made real
Recent policy developments have put carbon constraints
– and carbon markets – on a much firmer footing, says
Mark Nicholls
The EU ETS
Measures of success
As the first large-scale, international carbon trading scheme,
the EU ETS is attracting intense scrutiny. But, as it develops,
how should its success be measured? Mark Nicholls reports.
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Flexible Mechanisms
Learning lessons from the field
The World Bank has built up unrivalled expertise in
developing CDM and JI projects over the last five years.
Chandra Shekhar Sinha sets out some of the lessons it
has learned
Clean Development Mechanism
A pioneer's perspective
Louise Calviou almost despaired of ever successfully
steering Ineos Fluor’s emissions projects through the
CDM approval process. But, as she advises those who
follow, perseverance pays off
Project Case Studies – Asia
Cleaning up in Asia
David Robson reviews two projects that are helping to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Asia
Joint Implementation
Seeking a new climate for clean energy
Slow progress in developing JI projects reflects less on
the mechanism itself, and more on a failure of the governments
in Eastern Europe to provide an attractive
investment climate, argues James Atkins
Exchanges
Coming to market
No fewer than nine exchanges around the world are
offering, or planning to offer, carbon credit contracts. Roz
Bulleid reviews what’s on offer
Carbon Funds
Following the money
The last few months have seen a flood of government
and private sector capital pour into carbon funds. Mark
Nicholls and Roz Bulleid review this new form of investment
vehicle
Corporate Profile
Bringing carbon strategy to life
Jacob Rookmaaker and Alexander Savelkoul explain
how Dutch utility Essent met the challenges posed by
the introduction of Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Project Case Studies – Latin America
Carbon finance cleans energy supplies
The CDM can provide a boost for power generation, as
two projects in Latin America demonstrate. David
Robson reports
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