Analysis

• Renewables: a hotspot for the weather risk market

  23 September 2013

  Requests for weather risk products from renewable energy developers and investors are mounting, providing market participants with long sought-after new demand. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

• Mobilising renewables investment in uncertain times

  18 September 2013

  Initiatives are underway to boost investments in European renewable energy, but the vast amount of private capital needed to transition the EU to a low-carbon economy must be unlocked by stronger policies, argues Stephanie Pfeifer

• People moves, early September

  16 September 2013

  The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at Triodos Investment Management, Turquoise International, the Principles for Responsible Investment, Climate Strategies and more

• Stranded assets: approaching a tipping point?

  16 September 2013

  The concept of 'unburnable carbon' is still relatively new, but there are encouraging signs that fossil fuel-based companies are starting to pay attention, argues Julie Gorte

• Who should finance CCS?

  10 September 2013

  The NER300 mechanism within the EU Emissions Trading System has failed in its goal of financing carbon capture and storage. It would be better to put the obligation on fossil fuel suppliers rather than the power generators, says Ian Temperton

• Uncertainty Down Under

  09 September 2013

  Investors and developers active in Australia's low-carbon sectors are facing months of uncertainty about how the new Coalition government's climate policy overhaul will affect them. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

• Building a sustainable future

  05 September 2013

  Computer modelling systems are increasingly being used to help make buildings more energy efficient and have lower environmental impacts. Tiina Koppinen explains why they hold the key to the future of low-carbon construction.

• People moves, August

  30 August 2013

  The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including appointments at the Principles for Responsible Investment, Vestas, First Solar, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, Notenstein Private Bank and more

• Full disclosure

  29 August 2013

  UK-listed companies will soon be required to report their global emissions, which for many could prove a complex task. Gary Davis explains how to overcome the main challenges to accurately reporting emissions data

• Carbon a battleground in Australian election

  23 August 2013

  Climate policy will once again be in the spotlight in Australia's looming election. Erwin Jackson analyses the two main parties' approaches to reducing emissions