Analysis

  • Thinking globally, investing locally

    16 June 2011

    M&A in the renewables sector is hotting up – but investors are cautious, crave policy certainty and, to a large degree, are staying close to home, says KPMG's Andy Cox

  • Taking the carbon markets to Africa

    14 June 2011

    There is no shortage of demand for African carbon credits – but drumming up supply remains challenging. Mark Nicholls reports on efforts to bring carbon finance to the continent

  • Carbon trading – but not as you know it

    10 June 2011

    With climate negotiations moving at glacial speed in Bonn, HSBC's Zoe Knight, Nick Robins and D. Saravanan look at how the evolution of the global economy is making traditional ways of regulating carbon increasingly anachronistic, requiring new thinking from policymakers to strike a global deal.

  • 10 years of the ESG effect

    09 June 2011

    FTSE's David Harris argues that there is growing evidence that responsible investment indexes are influencing corporate behaviour and, in some cases, indicating outperformance

  • Mining for climate solutions

    02 June 2011

    John Drexhage argues that the mining and metals sector has plenty to contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy

  • A more level playing field

    01 June 2011

    The equitable distribution of Clean Development Mechanism projects has been a key concern since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997. But, contrary to received opinion, Africa and least-developed countries are no longer significantly under-represented, says Søren Lütken

  • Can India find the finance?

    25 May 2011

    Renewable energy is set to play a vital role in helping India meet its soaring demand for power – but can it attract the international finance needed? Joshua Speckman reports

  • Can the Equator Principles tackle climate change?

    24 May 2011

    The Equator Principles have transformed how the financial sector manages local environmental and social impacts – but can they transform its approach to climate risk? Jon Sohn and Kristen Miller consider the challenges

  • Global Carbon 2011

    19 May 2011

    As the world's carbon market community prepares to meet at Carbon Expo in Barcelona, Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance's Global Carbon report considers the issues that will dictate whether the market grows – or stagnates – in the years to come

  • Asia: ripe for clean-tech commercialisation

    19 May 2011

    Clean-tech investors are beating a path to Asia – but opportunities there lie in commercialisation, not innovation, says Tom Whitehouse