Archive

  • Non-toxic investments

    19 June 2013

    Investors need to raise more questions about the financial risks arising from hazardous chemicals produced and used by a range of companies, says Sonja Haider

  • Reporting: the next generation

    13 June 2013

    The Global Reporting Initiative has launched the fourth generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines. What will be the impact on companies and investors, asks Jennifer Iansen-Rogers.

  • Mind the risk gap

    07 March 2013

    Renewables projects are struggling to get off the ground because investors fear they are too risky. What can be done to make them a safer bet, and what role should the public sector play, asks Gianleo Frisari

  • Obama's climate pledge

    23 January 2013

    US President Barack Obama's powerful statement about climate change and sustainable energy signals that he will continue to support the renewable energy sector, although the specific policies he will pursue remain unclear, experts say. Gloria Gonzalez reports

  • Europe's climate policy in crisis

    22 January 2013

    Pressure is mounting on EU politicians, charged with rescuing the flagship emissions trading scheme and initiating a wider overhaul of the climate and energy strategy in 2013. But can they deliver? Sonja van Renssen reports

  • Clean energy, carbon and Obama 2

    12 November 2012

    There's little question that renewable energy developers and environmental groups are glad to see Obama back in the White House. But with Congress still divided, how much benefit are they likely to see? Gloria Gonzalez reports

  • Scrubbed out

    05 September 2012

    Trading in the US emissions markets is unlikely to recover after the DC Circuit Court dealt another dose of uncertainty. Gloria Gonzalez reports

  • OPIC's clean energy export drive

    06 June 2012

    The Overseas Private Investment Corporation's clean energy division has flourished over the past few years. Lynn Tabernacki, its managing director of renewables and clean energy, talks to Gloria Gonzalez

  • Claim and counterclaim

    02 March 2012

    More than a hundred cases have been filed in US courts against companies accused of causing global warming. Are their insurers on the hook? Wylie Donald considers the evidence

  • In limbo again

    05 February 2012

    Just two days before the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule was due to come into effect, a federal court slammed on the brakes. Gloria Gonzalez reports on latest dose of regulatory uncertainty for US utilities and emissions markets