Opinion
Combating climate change
The clock is ticking for both the planet and business, but
action to curb global warming needn’t cost the Earth, argues
Vattenfall CEO Lars Josefsson
Insurance – Environmental
Liability and litigation
New legislation, and a recent court case,
promise a fillip to the environmental insurance
market. Christopher Cundy reports
Insurance – Investment
Where the climate buck stops
Some insurers are more prepared than
others for the climate chaos ahead.
Gregory Larkin identifies the ones to watch
Insurance – Catastrophes
The lull before the storm?
Insurers avoided major losses from natural catastophes in
2006, but, reports Jess McCabe, worse is likely to come
Insurance – Carbon Trading
Putting a premium on emissions
The carbon market could prove lucrative for
the insurance sector – if it gets its products
right, says Julian Richardson
Clean Development Mechanism
Carbon credits prove elusive for biofuels
The CDM could help drive increased biofuels
production. But, as Caitlin Randall reports,
claiming credits is proving an uphill struggle
US Emissions
Heading south
Prices in US allowance markets look set to
continue their decline, says Abudi Zein
Fund Management
The managers look ahead
Jess McCabe talks to the fund managers
behind some of 2006’s top-performing SRI
funds about the investment year to come
Clean Technology
Bubble or no bubble?
Clean energy stocks may be soaring, but a renewables bubble
is still some way off, argues Michael Liebreich
Fund Management
Why isn't SRI going south?
It is likely to be ‘mainstream’ investors that
bring environmental issues to bear on emerging
market investing, says Dan Siddy
Waste Management
Waste not, want not
As countries tighten up their restrictions on
sending waste to landfill, Felicia Jackson
examines the opportunities the sector offers
Market View
All-out auctions
New York state should tread carefully with its
plans to auction its carbon allowances, says
Roman Kramarchuk
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