Analysis

  • Better managing the mechanism

    01 October 2009

    The better management of the CDM process could deliver substantial improvements, says Junji Hatano

  • Putting the structures in place

    01 October 2009

    The economic crisis has only added to the financing challenges faced by both buyers and sellers of carbon credits. Paul Curnow considers how structured finance techniques can help

  • Better oversight

    01 September 2009

    In mid-August, more than 100 UK police swooped on a number of addresses in and around London on behalf of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Nine people were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a £38 million ($62 million) carousel fraud, involving carbon allowances in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

  • People moves this month

    01 September 2009

    Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month

  • Energy efficiency offers $680 billion boost – McKinsey

    01 September 2009

    Energy efficiency measures could offer net savings of $680 billion to the US economy by 2020, according to a study by consultancy McKinsey & Co.

  • UK wind set for £1bn financing

    01 September 2009

    In a bid to re-start UK onshore wind development after the credit crunch, the government, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and three commercial banks are planning a £1 billion ($1.65 billion) three-year financing programme.

  • Mercer to study green investments for hedge fund giant

    01 September 2009

    Leading hedge fund GLG Partners has asked consulting group Mercer to conduct a study into how the perceived need to tackle climate change and other environmental issues is impacting mainstream investing.

  • Japanese corporates form climate leadership group

    01 September 2009

    Five Japanese companies have formed what they say is the country's first business coalition around climate change.

  • Carbon markets need bankers

    01 September 2009

    Post-credit crunch worries about the failure of markets and excessive speculation should not be allowed to obscure the benefits that the financial sector can bring to the carbon market, argues Henry Derwent

  • Beyond smokestacks

    01 September 2009

    Will the UK's latest cap-and-trade experiment – the Carbon Reduction Commitment – persuade supermarkets and councils to see the light on energy efficiency? Jess McCabe reports