Analysis

• Spinning gold from green

  14 August 2012

  Ben Goldsmith hasn't yet persuaded the family investment company to invest his father's legacy sustainably – but he's hoping to achieve his green investment ambitions through the Wheb Group. Mark Nicholls reports

• On the road to reform?

  13 August 2012

  The European Commission has started the ball rolling on a reform process designed to tackle the crippling overhang of emissions allowances in the EU Emissions Trading System. Katie Kouchakji and Mark Nicholls report

• Catching a break on the tax code

  07 August 2012

  Could changes to US tax law open up a whole new investor base to the renewable energy sector – and add MLPs and REITs to the renewables lexicon? Gloria Gonzalez reports

• Capital costs: the next solar breakthrough

  02 August 2012

  Smarter financing, rather than better technology, is most likely to propel the US solar industry towards grid parity over the next few years, say Tom Leyden and John Hopkins

• The rising sun?

  30 July 2012

  Japan's new feed-in tariffs promise a solar gold-rush, although the incumbent electric utilities may yet throw up barriers. Joshua Speckman reports

• Putting the right number on on-site generation

  20 July 2012

  There are clear advantages for energy consumers to installing on-site renewable energy generation – but the impact on bills might not be as advantageous as vendors claim. Elyse Rhodin explains

• EDITORIAL: Full disclosure

  19 July 2012

  There's no doubt that last month's Rio+20 conference could have done more to put the world on a path towards sustainable development.

• An environmental edge

  19 July 2012

  Environmental risk management need not only be about due diligence – it can also help bankers win business, says JP Morgan's new head of environmental affairs. Mark Nicholls reports

• Reinventing the ­renewable asset

  18 July 2012

  Before the billions necessary for clean energy in developing countries can be mobilised, the right investment vehicles need to be developed in mature capital markets. Richard Kauffman diagnoses the problem – and offers one possible cure

• Breaking the $100 billion barrier

  18 July 2012

  Steven Fawkes examines how the US energy efficiency finance market might break into the Wall Street major league