Analysis

  • Of green bonds, Paris and additionality

    27 May 2015

    I was fortunate enough to spend much of last week in Paris where thousands of people from the business, finance and political worlds converged to talk about climate change, says Peter Cripps

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 26 May 2015

    26 May 2015

    EUA prices fell 3.7% last week as the euro weakened against the dollar and as power prices fell to near record lows. Subdued trading is expected this week as market participants converge in Barcelona for Carbon Expo

  • People moves

    22 May 2015

    Recent appointments in the environmental finance space, including Alexandra Ergon at Calvert, Nikolas Novograd at RET Capital and Mamadou-Abou Sarr at PRI

  • Why the Paris climate summit will boost REDD+

    20 May 2015

    An agreement in Paris could build on the achievements of the Warsaw Pact for REDD+ Action, and could prove a game changer for forestry, argues Mariama Vendramini

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 18 May 2015

    18 May 2015

    Market sentiment in the EU carbon market is generally positive, but an auction of Polish allowances this week and possible changes in exchange rates, could create some downward pressure on EU allowance prices, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Insurers see the gold in green

    14 May 2015

    Green bonds are looking increasingly attractive to insurance companies which want to meet their risk and return objectives while producing a positive environmental or social impact. But there are concerns about the definition and capacity of the market, as Mark Nicholls explains

  • How to help the green bond market grow

    13 May 2015

    The market needs to embrace general purpose bonds from 'pureplay' green companies, as well as allowing non-clean companies to issue green bonds if they are in transition to a greener business model, argues Ulrik Ross

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 11 May 2015

    11 May 2015

    Following the political agreement on the Market Stability Reserve, the price of EU emission allowances is likely to be driven mainly by fundament factors in the near term, says Louis Redshaw

  • ING measures its sustainable lending

    08 May 2015

    The Dutch bank believes assessing the sustainability credentials of its corporate loan book could help it outperform in the long-term. Peter Cripps reports

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 6 May 2015

    06 May 2015

    Low volumes this week, and no surprises expected from the MSR talks, mean any downward pressure on EUA prices is likely to be limited, says Louis Redshaw.