Interview

Uniting views on climate change

New UNFCCC chief Yvo de Boer talks to Mark Nicholls about the CDM, adapting to climate change, and how to reach an international agreement on a post-2012 climate regime More...

Africa

How to make the CDM work for Africa

Holding the COP/MOP meeting in Nairobi offers a unique opportunity to help Africa reap the benefits of the CDM, says Mike Bess

Adaptation

Taking climate risk into account

With climate change already taking place, adaptation to its effects is vital. Maarten van Aalst explains how it can be factored into development funding

Post 2012

Foundations for the future

A post-2012 international climate regime will need to provide long-term targets, address competitiveness concerns, and bring in developing as well as industrialised countries. David Hone and Adam Kirkman outline a possible framework

Emissions Trading

Why the market is working

Questionable emissions data, suspect market forecasts, and a crash in allowance prices have led many to doubt the effectiveness of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.They are wrong, says Kris Voorspools

Avoided Deforestation

Fumes and chainsaws

Can the carbon market be deployed to help protect rainforests? Claudio Forner considers the issues involved in crediting avoided deforestation

Programmatic CDM

Is small the next big thing?

‘Programmatic CDM’ could profoundly broaden and deepen the global carbon market. Seth Baruch and Kevin James explain how it could work and the barriers it faces

United States

The good news from the States

It’s not to Washington, DC, but to state capitals such as Sacramento and Phoenix that we need to look for US leadership on climate change, say Michael Northrop and David Sassoon

Joint Implementation

Optimism amid unncertainty?

John O’Brien reviews progress in getting Joint Implementation – the Kyoto Protocol’s ‘other’ flexible mechanism – off the ground

Carbon Capture

Closing the circle

Paul Zakkour and Lee Solsbery examine the progress made – and the work still to be done – to bring carbon capture and storage into the Kyoto regime

Climate Negotiations

When the little ice age ends

David Doniger looks forward to a US administration reengaged with the international climate change negotiations

Linking Directive

Trading around the caps

Restrictions on using Kyoto credits in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme could complicate matters for some emitters – but the market is likely to find a solution, say Natalia Gorina and Alexandre Marty

Latin America

Strength through diversity

Latin America may boast few big-ticket industrial greenhouse gas reduction projects, but Oliver Balch finds a diverse and increasingly dynamic CDM market in the region

Legal Risks

Avoiding risks and disputes

As volumes grow in the Kyoto markets, so do the legal risks faced by project developers and carbon buyers. Tauna Szymanski and David van Hoogstraten offer some advice