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Succeeding in uncertain times
09 December 2013Having survived another tough year, the winners in Environmental Finance's 14th Annual Market Rankings have proved they can cope with the pain and are poised to prosper when the tide turns.
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GHGs: Back to the future
09 December 2013The winners in this year's rankings have triumphed in the face of adversity. They are now anxiously waiting for policymakers to make structural reforms to core markets, just as they were at the turn of the century. Graham Cooper reports
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Weather and Catastrophe Risk: The winds of change
09 December 2013Winners in the weather risk market are increasingly seeing demand for risk protection broaden beyond the conventional energy market. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Renewable Identification Numbers: A year of RINsanity
09 December 2013The market for US biofuel credits has seen an unprecedented level of activity this year, but regulatory uncertainty makes the future of the market difficult to predict. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports
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Quebec's first carbon auction clears at floor price on low demand
09 December 2013Carbon allowances were sold at the floor price of C$10.75 (US$10.08) in Quebec's first carbon auction, which saw demand for about a third of the permits on offer.
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Swedish government to buy 500,000 CERs
06 December 2013A Swedish government agency has agreed to buy 500,000 carbon credits at above-market prices from a cookstove project in Uganda.
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RGGI calls on EPA to encourage emissions trading
03 December 2013US states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) have suggested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should include similar market-based approaches in its guidance to help other states curb their emissions.
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Willis and Endurance in innovative Australian weather derivatives deal
03 December 2013Willis and Endurance Global Weather have completed a weather derivatives deal to protect a mining firm against the financial impacts of cyclones and heavy rainfall during the construction of a major project.
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Braine takes reins at IETA
03 December 2013The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has appointed Bruce Braine, a vice-president responsible for strategic policy analysis at American Electric Power, as its new chairman. He replaces David Hone, senior climate change adviser at Shell, who is stepping down after three years in the role.
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Beijing and Shanghai launch pilot carbon markets
29 November 2013Beijing and Shanghai have launched pilot emissions trading systems (ETSs) this week, marking the latest effort by China to develop the world's largest carbon market.