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Learning the lessons of the EU ETS
01 November 2007In a little over 12 months, US power utilities will face caps on their carbon emissions for the first time, under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The scheme's designers can learn some crucial lessons from Europe's emissions trading experience, says Benoit de Vitry
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An eye on the bottom line
01 November 2007Rob Lake's appointment at ABP marks a growing focus on environmental and social analysis at the pension giant. But, as he tells Jess McCabe, its objectives remain resolutely financial
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Carbon looms over allowance market
01 November 2007Ray Pospisil reports on how the US SO2 and NOx emissions markets are trying to digest carbon, mercury and CAIR
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China sets out renewables spend
01 October 2007A leading Chinese energy planner announced last month that the country will achieve its ambitious renewable energy targets through $2 trillion yuan ($266 billion) in investment by 2020. While much of the money will come from industry, analysts say it is a sign China is getting serious about its energy goals.
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Merrill Lynch unveils environmental framework
01 October 2007Merrill Lynch has become the latest US investment bank to unveil an environmental strategy. However, unlike several of its peers, it has eschewed environmental investment targets, and campaign group Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has dismissed its Environmental Sustainability Framework as 'business as usual'.
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US state wins vehicle emissions battle
01 October 2007Car manufacturers in the US are facing renewed pressure to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the vehicles they produce.
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CCFE launches cat futures
01 October 2007The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) has listed futures linked to natural catastrophe events, similar in principle to the contracts launched by the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (see Environmental Finance, March 2007, page 12).
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Sydney gets clean-tech, carbon trading platform
01 October 2007A new stock exchange for clean-tech and sustainability companies has been launched in Sydney, by the Financial and Energy Exchange (FEX), a new platform that will also trade energy, carbon dioxide and environmental commodities and derivatives.
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Virgin steps back from biofuels focus
01 October 2007Richard Branson's foray into biofuels investment appears to be under pressure, after the company set up by Virgin Group to invest in 'green fuel' start-ups has been re-branded.
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VCs strike gold on European clean energy bets
01 October 2007Venture capitalists (VCs) are set to make annualised returns of 55% on investments in clean energy start-ups in Europe, according to new figures from New Energy Finance (NEF).