Opinion

Learning the lessons of the EU ETS

As policy-makers in the US put the rules in place for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Benoit de Vitry suggests that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme offers some valuable lessons in what not to do

Analyst's view

What could go wrong?

Clean-tech investors would be forgiven for some nervousness on where valuations in the sector are headed. But, as David Edwards argues, this boom is fundamentally different to the biotech bubble and the dotcom bust

US Emissions

Carbon looms over allowance market

Ray Pospisil reports on the US sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides allowance markets, where carbon regulation – the big unknown – is weighing on utility compliance strategies

Reporting

The carbon quandary

Pressure is building on companies to report greenhouse gas emissions data. But, with little regulatory guidance, disclosure can obscure rather than illuminate. Elisabeth Jeffries reports

Climate Change

Banks warm to the climate issue

Climate change may bring risks, but it also presents the banking sector with a wealth of opportunities. Natalia Gorina examines how the leading players are grasping them

Market View

Pugging into emissions reductions

Plug-in hybrid cars could make a dramatic contribution to reducing transportation emissions, says David Sandalow More...

Profile

Rob Lake

Rob Lake’s appointment at ABP marks a growing focus on environmental and social analysis at the pension giant.

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