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What a difference 10 years make
01 October 2009For five years, from 1999 to 2004, Richard Sandor wrote a monthly column in Environmental Finance – while spending his spare time building the world's predominant environmental exchange company. Here, he reviews its development and looks forward to the future of environmental markets
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A market seizing up?
01 October 2009CDM origination in Asia has recovered somewhat as carbon prices have recovered from their February nadir. But developers are battling against regulatory and market uncertainty – and time is against them. Joshua Speckman reports
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After the landslide
01 October 2009Japan's recent change of government brought promise of a revolution in its climate policy, including a cap-and-trade programme. But, as Joshua Speckman reports, the new administration faces an uphill battle
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Clean energy yes, carbon maybe
01 October 2009Australia has aggressively moved forward on renewables legislation, but its carbon trading scheme hangs in the balance, says Matthew Warren
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Ramping up REDD?
01 October 2009Interest in projects that reduce deforestation is building in Asia – but substantial barriers remain. Hy Martin looks at the challenges faced by investors and developers
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Better managing the mechanism
01 October 2009The better management of the CDM process could deliver substantial improvements, says Junji Hatano
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Putting the structures in place
01 October 2009The economic crisis has only added to the financing challenges faced by both buyers and sellers of carbon credits. Paul Curnow considers how structured finance techniques can help
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Uniduto plans $1bn fund-raising for Brazilian ethanol pipeline
30 September 2009Uniduto, the Brazilian pipeline developer established by the sugar cane and ethanol firms Cosan, Crystalsev and Copersucar in 2008, will begin a roadshow in February 2010 to raise $1bn to build its proposed 570km ethanol pipeline.
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IFC, S&P plan emerging markets 'carbon efficiency' index
24 September 2009The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard & Poor's are to launch the first emerging market stock index based on relative carbon efficiency.
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Economy fails to derail CDP response
24 September 2009Dire economic conditions did not dissuade companies from voluntarily disclosing climate change risks and mitigation strategies, as a record number of top corporations replied to an annual survey conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).