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  • EU carbon prices could double in five years, says thinktank

    21 August 2018

    The price of carbon emissions in the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) is set to double to between €35 and €40 ($40-$46) in the next five years, according to Carbon Tracker, a UK-based thinktank.

  • US withdrawal from Paris accord lifts voluntary carbon market, say analysts

    30 July 2018

    The volume of credits issued and retired in the voluntary carbon market reached record highs in 2017 and remained at similar levels in the first quarter of this year, according to a recent survey.

  • Votes pile up in latest poll of voluntary carbon market

    16 July 2018

    Several hundred votes have already been cast in Environmental Finance's latest survey of the voluntary carbon market.

  • Voting begins for EF's Deals of the Year awards

    25 April 2018

    A new category of 'Loan of the Year' has been added to Environmental Finance Deals of the Year awards.

  • BBVA pledges €100bn of green finance, including sustainability bonds

    01 March 2018

    BBVA has pledged to mobilise €100 billion ($121.7 billion) in green finance by 2025, in a move that would also see the Spanish bank issue its own sustainability bonds.

  • Oligopolistic rating agencies must be forced to consider ESG, says HLEG

    31 January 2018

    The European Union should crack down on 'oligopolistic' credit rating agencies by forcing them to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their analysis, according to the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG).

  • More corporates seek shelter from the weather

    03 January 2018

    The weather risk management business is in good health and poised for further growth, leading market participants tell Graham Cooper

  • Cat risk: A test of resilience

    03 January 2018

    A spate of natural catastophes triggered payouts in the cat bond market, but this year's winners remain bullish, finds Peter Cripps

  • Strong markets await regulatory changes

    03 January 2018

    Markets for renewable energy certificates (RECs) are growing around the world, but regulatory developments are keeping the biggest market players on their toes, says Nick Roumpis

  • Structural work underpins carbon market optimism

    03 January 2018

    If 2017 was the year of carbon market maintenance, with legislation extending the life of schemes in the US and Europe, 2018 could be defined by greater linking between initiatives, says Michael Hurley