Opinion

Biofuels and the future

Biofuels have come in for some bad press in recent months. But not all biofuels are equal, argues Ron Oxburgh

Carbon Funds

Paying up to cut emissions

Christopher Cundy reports on Environmental Finance’s latest survey of the carbon fund market – and finds investment flooding in

Water – Listed Equity

Turning on the taps

Investor enthusiasm for the water sector is building strongly, if the slew of new product launches is any evidence. Charlotte Steel reports on how fund managers plan to turn water into gold

Water – Private Equity

Between innovation and scale

Private equity investors and venture capitalists will have to recalibrate their investment approaches if they are to succeed in the water sector, says Christoph Lueneburger

Water – Trading

Testing the limits of trade

James Bentley analyses how Australia’s water rights trading scheme has helped farmers cope with drought – up to a point

Carbon Capture – Investment

Rocket to the moon?

Carbon capture and storage is touted as the saviour of the climate – and the fossil fuel business. But how on earth will it be paid for? Jess McCabe reports

Carbon Capture – Insurance

Taking the long view

Pumping millions of tonnes of carbon underground for decades raises profound liability questions. Matt Elkington considers some possible answers

Emission Trading

A scheme with legs

Patrick Nollet argues for an overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme – and one that recognises the manufacturing sector’s unique challenges

Market View

What the US can learn from the CDM

Patrick Traylor considers the lessons US policy-makers can take from the Kyoto Protocol’s project-based mechanisms

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