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• TCFD recommendations will boost voluntary carbon market, Baker McKenzie says

  23 August 2017

  The market for voluntary carbon offsets is likely to receive a boost with the implementation of the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations, according to multinational law firm Baker McKenzie.

• The legal risks of reporting climate risks

  27 June 2017

  The Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations were widely welcomed by the market. But are there legal risks attached to their implementation, asks Hamza Ali

• US withdrawal from Paris Agreement 'an irrelevance', say investors

  01 June 2017

  With President Trump widely expected to announce the US' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement today, investors are sceptical over its implications on global climate action with one branding it an 'irrelevance'.

• RECs in reverse

  14 December 2016

  This year has seen a reversal of fortunes for some renewable energy certificate (REC) markets, with some of last year's best performing US markets seeing big price drops, while EU and Australian markets saw record gains. Hamza Ali reports

• Carbon markets face fresh uncertainty

  13 December 2016

  Political changes in the UK and US have reversed recent progress towards greater clarity in the world's largest carbon markets, says Graham Cooper

• Winners of Environmental Finance's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings see lower prices but remain bullish

  06 June 2016

  Despite another year of low prices, optimism remains high in the voluntary carbon market, according to Environmental Finance's annual survey.

• Low prices, but high hopes for the voluntary carbon market

  06 June 2016

  Sweeping changes in environmental markets made 2015 a pivotal year for the voluntary carbon credits, according to respondents in Environmental Finance's Voluntary Carbon Market Survey.

• Brave new world

  24 December 2015

  What does the landmark Paris agreement mean for the financial community, asks Peter Cripps

• Volatility and big volumes in green certificates markets

  17 December 2015

  While some US Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) markets traded at record highs this year, low prices persist in Europe, reports Hamza Ali

• Carbon trading finds its feet again

  17 December 2015

  The winners of 2015's carbon-related Market Rankings say it's been a good year for trading systems worldwide, with more regulatory certainty and overall activity than last year in many markets. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports