Archive

  • No time to wait

    01 April 2007

    Attempts to forge a post-2012 climate agreement are grinding on – but rich ­countries must not wait to put the foundations of an agreement in place, argues Brice Lalonde

  • All along the chain

    01 April 2007

    REC Group's integrated approach to the solar value chain could position it as the Standard Oil of the sector. Elizabeth Block reports

  • Raising the roof

    01 April 2007

    For many customers, high up-front costs rule out installing solar PV systems. But, as Jess McCabe reports, innovative financing packages are changing the economics of solar energy

  • Warm glow for solar stocks?

    01 April 2007

    The solar sector can expect continuing support from policy-makers, but non-financial barriers remain an often-overlooked issue, says Michael McNamara

  • Following through on climate promises

    01 April 2007

    The TXU deal represents a sea-change in how Wall Street views carbon risk. But transparency, accountability and – ­ultimately – delivery are now crucial, say Jon Sohn and Smita Nakhooda

  • Restraint creeps in

    01 April 2007

    Venture capitalists remain bullish about the cleantech sector, but notes of caution are increasingly heard. Trevor Curwin reports from San Francisco

  • Turbine shortage looms large

    01 April 2007

    The rapid growth of the wind energy sector is putting pressure on turbine supply. Candida Jones reports on how developers are tackling the ­problem

  • The lull before the storm?

    01 March 2007

    As far as natural catastrophes are concerned, the insurance industry – and the planet – got off lightly in 2006.?But the world's largest insurers warn that worse is to come. Jess McCabe reports

  • Carbon credits prove elusive for biofuels

    01 March 2007

    There is still no system to allow developers of biofuel projects to trade in carbon emission reductions, says Caitlin Randall

  • Bubble or no bubble?

    01 March 2007

    Comparing the Nasdaq with an index of clean energy stocks might reassure investors fearing a renewable energy bubble. But irrational exuberance might still undo the unwary, says Michael Liebreich