Analysis

• 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

• Cap, but little trade?

  01 September 2009

  The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is labelled as a cap-and-trade initiative. But how much trading will actually take place?

• A whiter shade of green

  01 September 2009

  A variety of incentives have been introduced to stimulate improvements in energy efficiency, including tradable white certificates. Philippa Jones reports on recent developments in this unsung market

• Catastrophic gains

  01 September 2009

  It's an ill wind that blows no good. The credit crunch sparked interest in non-correlated assets – driving investors towards Nephila Capital, a specialist in catastrophe and weather risk markets. Christopher Cundy reports