Carbon Finance

Into Africa

Odin Knudsen, the new head of carbon finance at the World Bank, tells David Biello of his plans to push carbon trading into new markets

Renewable Energy

Making green from green

David Biello reports on the growing number of companies greening their energy procurement programmes – and making it pay. More..

Information Technology

Making sense of data

More demanding disclosure requirements and emissions trading schemes are putting a premium on rigorous environmental data collection, says Peter Walsh

Weather Risk

Wind changes for weather market

The weather market needs to adapt if it is to meet the changing needs of European energy companies, argues Jo Faulkner

Emissions Trading

A verification bottleneck

Companies in the EU ETS should act now to begin verifying their emissions – or risk getting caught in an expensive bottleneck, warns Marcio Viegas

Coporate Profile

Moving the behemoth

Changing entrenched corporate cultures will be vital if we are to move towards sustainable economies. Michael Northrop and David Sassoon consider how it was done at STMicroelectronics

Market View

Auctions not words

New York State should look to an auction, rather than a tender process, to help meet its renewable energy targets, argues Matt Williamson.

Climate Change

Listening to the scientists

As the effects of climate change become increasingly pronounced, businesses should turn to scientists to help them plan ahead, say Stephan Harrison and Richard Washington

How I see it by Richard Sandor

Looking beyond Kyoto

In his valedictory column, Richard Sandor considers approaches to tackling emissions beyond 2012. More..

Reporting

Coming clean on climate change

Jon Woodhead and Andy Riley consider how utilities are communicating their climate change strategies

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