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The only way is up
11 December 2014This year's winners in the carbon markets section of our annual rankings believe the tide has finally turned after the economic downturn in 2008 sent prices and volumes tumbling. Graham Cooper and Sophie Robinson-Tillett report
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Trading in good times, and in bad
11 December 2014Players in the US RECs markets are bullish on pricing, but other markets are less upbeat, reports Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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COP Blog: Don't turn the GCF into the Greedy Corporate Fund
10 December 2014Last week, the UN Climate Summit in Lima, Peru, kicked off amid controversy with news that Japan had counted loans for coal projects in Indonesia as international climate finance.
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NAB doubles green bond for Australian renewable energy
09 December 2014The National Australia Bank (NAB) has doubled the size of its inaugural green bond due to investor demand.
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COP Blog: Why finance matters to the UN talks - and business
09 December 2014As the first week of the UN negotiations in Lima wrap up, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is closer to the mythical $10 billion initial capitalisation goal that someone, somewhere decided would be the threshold for success.
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COP Blog: REDD+ still has room to grow
08 December 2014There has been an air of anticipation about what this COP might deliver on REDD+, the evolving UNFCCC mitigation mechanism on deforestation, forest degradation and other forest uses which first arose on the COP agenda in 2005.
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Norway doubles its GCF pledge
08 December 2014Norway has doubled the amount it will give to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), pushing it closer to its $10 billion target.
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Lima meeting sees several attempts to clarify role of forest carbon credits
03 December 2014Several reports are being launched at the current UN climate change conference in Lima, Peru, which aim to explain the complex situation regarding the REDD+ mechanism for issuing carbon credits to projects that conserve forests.
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COP Blog: The principles to fuel effective climate policy
02 December 2014The climate community faces a formidable task in Lima over the next two weeks. To reach a meaningful global agreement in Paris next year, we need to ensure that every dollar of climate finance accomplishes as much as it possibly can. This requires discipline and rigor in the new tools being developed and a deliberate focus beyond reducing emissions.
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Voluntary carbon standards bodies VCS and CCB forge closer links
24 November 2014Two of the leading standards bodies in the voluntary carbon market – the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards – will, in future, be managed together.