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Adding a dose of complexity
01 December 2007Emissions trading systems are based on traditional economic theory – but the new discipline of 'complexity economics' raises profound questions over their role in tackling climate change, says Nick Silver
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Learning the lessons from the US credit crunch
01 December 2007John Palmisano considers what lessons investors in green assets can learn from the collapse of the US housing market
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Breaking the green tax logjam
01 December 2007New taxes may be political anathema, but a shift towards environmental taxation must be embraced if we're to tackle climate change, argues Paul Ekins
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Scaling up clean-tech
01 December 2007As head of Citi's clean-tech private equity unit, Andrew de Pass has $2 billion of the bank's capital to invest. He tells Mark Nicholls how he plans to deploy it
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The ramifications of REACH
01 December 2007The effects of the EU's new chemicals legislation will be felt more widely than many might expect. Francois Dauphin considers the compliance and investment challenge posed by Reach
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Investors question EU trading
01 December 2007The European Commission is due in January to unveil proposals for 'burden-sharing' arrangements to meet its EU-wide renewable energy target. But the prospect that this may involve renewable energy trading is being met with caution by investors, as Kirsty Hamilton reports
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All at sea?
01 December 2007The UK has the potential to become a world leader in the nascent wave and tidal power sectors – if the right support framework is put in place, says James Vaccaro
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Putting billions to work for wetlands
01 December 2007A proposed new regulatory framework could turn wetland banking in the US into a multi-billion-dollar market. But might a gold rush undermine its environmental effectiveness? Alice Kenny reports
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Morgan Stanley sees $1 trillion clean energy market
01 November 2007The worldwide market for clean energy could reach $500 million by 2020 and $1 trillion by 2030, estimates investment bank Morgan Stanley.
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Committee jousting delays action on US energy bill
01 November 2007A procedural dispute is delaying action on energy bills that have been passed by the US Senate and House of Representatives, and which must be reconciled between the two chambers.