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  • The beginnings of a plan

    01 June 2007

    Canada's new emissions plan may be tougher on industry than many environmentalists claim. But more will clearly be required across all sectors of Canadian society, says John Drexhage

  • Cap and trade and more

    01 June 2007

    Pressure is building for a federal cap-and-trade scheme in the US to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. However, such a scheme is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for ­addressing the climate challenge, say Michael Northrop and David Sassoon

  • A?question of credibility

    01 June 2007

    Asincere change of heart, or merely the latest cynical delaying tactic? Environmental NGOs are in little doubt: George Bush's apparent volte face on an international effort to tackle greenhouse gas emissions (see page 4) is, in the words of Friends of the Earth, a "charade". WWF argues that it "casts a long dark shadow over the G8 process".

  • California green

    01 June 2007

    A new investment approach by two of California's largest ­pension funds could have more environmental impact than if the US were to join the Kyoto Protocol, say Christopher Murphy and Jonathan Naimon

  • On the front line

    01 June 2007

    Entergy's customer base will be among the first to feel the effects of climate change, so the US utility is moving fast to limit its greenhouse gas emissions. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Putting principles into practice

    01 June 2007

    Neil Daetwyler explains the evolution of the Equator Principles, and how project finance houses are putting them into practice

  • Sustainable banking goes commercial

    01 June 2007

    A year after the launch of the IFC's Performance Standards, banks are rising to the challenge they set, says Rachel Kyte

  • Investing responsibly

    01 June 2007

    One year after their launch, the UN Principles for Responsible Investment are now backed by investors managing $8 trillion. Rory Sullivan and Rachel Crossley consider how they are working in practice

  • Solar flair

    01 June 2007

    Marcel Brenninkmeijer's early backing of tomorrow's solar giants has reaped vast rewards. Christopher Cundy asks him what's over the horizon

  • Following the money

    01 June 2007

    Sustainability pledges – in both cash and commitments – are proliferating across the banking sector. But what does sustainability mean in practice? Jess McCabe reports