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  • From air miles to chair miles

    10 May 2011

    Frequent flyer schemes create incentives directly at odds with corporate climate change objectives. It's time to incentivise employees to stay put, say Michael Mainelli and Nick Noakes

  • Coming off the tracks?

    08 November 2010

    The collapse of comprehensive climate and energy legislation means that US utilities face what some are describing as a 'train wreck' of environmental regulation. Gloria Gonzalez reports on how they are investing amid uncertainty

  • Professionalising GHG verification

    05 December 2009

    The recent suspension of a leading CDM verification company has highlighted the need to 'professionalise' the auditors of greenhouse gas emissions, say Tim Stumhofer and Michael Gillenwater

  • Waiting for the Senate

    01 November 2009

    It's been a rollercoaster ride for US federal climate change legislation – and it's not over yet. Advocates sense building momentum – but there are plenty of switchbacks ahead. Gloria Gonzalez reports

  • After the landslide

    01 October 2009

    Japan's recent change of government brought promise of a revolution in its climate policy, including a cap-and-trade programme. But, as Joshua Speckman reports, the new administration faces an uphill battle

  • The multilaterals to the rescue?

    01 May 2009

    Sarah Rundell reports on how Europe's multilateral banks are ramping up their green investment lending – bringing hope to cash-starved developers

  • From a marathon to a sprint

    01 May 2009

    Negotiators face a gruelling seven months as they approach what they hope will be a finish line in Copenhagen in December. Tilman Santarius ­considers the obstacles they must overcome

  • An eye on certainty

    01 May 2009

    Profound questions remain unanswered on the when and how of US federal greenhouse gas regulation. But enough clues are emerging to allow for pre-compliance hedging and arbitrage, as Jay McCall explains

  • A bond boost for green tech markets?

    01 April 2009

    A new concept in public finance – voluntary environmental improvement bonds – could unlock massive untapped retail demand for a whole range of environmental technologies, says Michael Curley

  • After the inauguration

    01 December 2008

    The speculation is intense, the facts limited. But, as key appointments emerge, Gloria Gonzalez reports on the politics and personalities that may shape the Obama administration's environmental record