Analysis

• 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.

• Carbon trading with Chinese characteristics

  30 April 2015

  China is making rapid progress towards launching what is likely to be the world's largest emissions trading system. But, given the regulatory constraints on many Chinese industries, it is hard to predict how the market will evolve, says Maarten Neelis

• EU carbon market update 27 April 2015

  27 April 2015

  Prices rose 6% last week to their highest weekly close for two months, reports Louis Redshaw

• For investors, climate change is now a risk, not an uncertainty

  27 April 2015

  In recent years, there has been a growing scientific consensus about climate change and an increased likelihood of political intervention. Ian Simm outlines some of the ways investors could respond to help them outperform.