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  • 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

  • Landmark Paris agreement toasted by investors

    14 December 2015

    Investors were celebrating today after a "historic" climate change agreement was hammered out in Paris, marking a new dawn for clean technologies and low-carbon investors.