Introduction

The latest carbon milestone

Andrei Marcu looks back over a year of dramatic advances in the carbon market, and forward to its further development

Markets

Will the EU ETS deliver?

As we approach the start of the second phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Anthony White considers whether it can generate the reductions necessary – or whether other measures are needed.

Post 2012

Long live the carbon market

Forget the Bali meeting and ignore the Kyoto cheerleaders – come 2013, the Protocol will be dead, says Odin Knudsen. But the carbon market will survive

Corporate Profile

An appitite for carbon

As one of Europe’s largest power stations, Drax burns a huge amount of coal and buys an enormous number of carbon allowances. Jess McCabe reports on its efforts to do less of both

EU ETS

Costs and Benefits

Christoph Grobbels examines the environmental benefits, cost effectiveness and the ease of implementation of proposed reforms to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Corporate Profile

Beginning to embrace a carbon price

Rio Tinto Australia has broken ranks with its peers to call for a domestic emissions trading scheme. Murray Griffin reports

Carbon Trading

Trading our way out of trouble

Not everyone has bought into the ‘cap-and-trade’ approach to tackling emissions. Christopher Cundy reports on growing opposition to carbon trading

US Markets

From sea to shining sea

Jason Patrick and Andy Kruger consider developments in the two emerging US regional carbon cap-and-trade schemes

US Legislation

Climate change at the capitol

The White House may remain opposed to national US carbon caps, but the slew of legislation tabled in Congress gives clues as to the shape of an eventual national programme, says William Thomas

China

Can momentum be maintained

China has emerged as a high-volume, low-cost supplier of carbon credits. But, James Graham asks, can it maintain its leading position?

Renewable Energy

Helping to drive deployment

The CDM is helping to put renewable energy projects on the path to profitability, say Adam Mendelson and Michael Ashford

Energy Efficiency

Putting efficiency first

Dramatic improvements in energy efficiency will be vital if we are to tackle climate change. Anne Arquit Neideberger and Paul Waide look at how environmental markets could help

Joint Implemantation

Before the flood?

Ingo Ramming considers the prospects for Russia and Ukraine delivering large volumes of emissions reductions from Joint Implementation

Voluntary Carbon

Let the seller beware

Sascha Lafeld and Jutta Rothe explain how project developers can turn to the voluntary market to tap a growing source of carbon finance