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Building infrastructure without bricks
06 September 2010A climate bill may be on ice in Congress but, elsewhere in Washington, work is under way to build the infrastructure upon which markets for carbon – and other environmental commodities – will rely. Jeffrey Fort explains
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Greenpeace and Smart battle it out over verifier report
26 August 2010Claims that palm oil producer Smart has been clearing rainforest and orang-utan habitat in Indonesia were meant to be put to rest by an independent auditor's report.
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SO2, NOx trading back on table in US?
29 July 2010US senators on both sides of the aisle prefer a legislative fix to the embattled Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme to plans set out by the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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BP oil spill damages to stretch insurance coverage
29 July 2010BP and its partners on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig do not have enough insurance to cover the potential damages sought in litigation so far, according to an analysis by insurance information provider Advisen.
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A private sector role in REDD+?
22 July 2010Government funding is beginning to flow to help forest nations reduce emissions from deforestation – and prepare for a REDD+ carbon market. But is there any room for the private sector? Steven Bland reports
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Chinese green sector surges as Europe suffers in Q2
15 July 2010Mixed fortunes have dogged the clean-tech and clean energy sectors in the second quarter of 2010, according to latest figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and VB/Research.
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Global Carbon 2010
22 June 2010Download a free 36-page special report from Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance, prepared for Carbon Expo in Cologne, on the state of the world's carbon markets. (Site registration required)
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HAPs regulation even more of a threat than carbon to SO2, NOx prices – ICF
17 June 2010US carbon legislation would reduce the value of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides allowances, even if those markets survive a court-mandated revamp, according to ICF International.
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Gilt-edged greenery
11 June 2010Capital is needed to protect the world's forests, and institutional investors need stable, long-term investments that help to hedge climate risk. Could forest bonds be the answer, asks Simon Petley
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Entering the next phase
11 June 2010The Kerry-Lieberman proposal for climate legislation provides a foundation for US climate policy – but needs improvement in key areas, says Lisa Jacobson