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Carbon trading goes west
26 January 2012The Western Climate Initiative is finally operational, but with only two of its planned 11 members. Gloria Gonzalez reports on what this means for its carbon market – and on the potential for it to gather both momentum and members once more
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Maximum impact
17 January 2012Tammy Newmark has proved it's possible for investors to make money while saving the planet and alleviating poverty. She tells Christopher Cundy how
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Australia's clean energy future
20 December 2011Frank Jotzo analyses Australia's package of climate legislation – which puts this erstwhile carbon laggard at the forefront of efforts to tackle global warming
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Shifting the burden from goods to bads
20 December 2011It is Australia's move to price carbon, ultimately through a cap-and-trade scheme, that has generated most attention – and controversy. But carbon pricing is just one element of an ambitious reorientation of the tax and benefits system to penalise pollution and reward work, says Australia's climate change minister, Greg Combet
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A balancing act
20 December 2011California's ambitious renewables and carbon targets are set to revolutionise its electricity system, with Cal ISO at its centre. Its CEO Stephen Berberich talks to Felicity Carus
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Finding fault with fracking
20 December 2011Investors are piling into a US natural gas boom built on 'fracking'. But with an uncertain regulatory climate, they would be well advised to keep an eye on potential environmental liabilities, says Tom Mounteer
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The smart grid investment opportunity
20 December 2011The roll-out of Europe's smart grid and smart metering will create enormous demand for capital – and a substantial investment opportunity, says Hans Meissner
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A degree of change
16 December 2011The weather market hasn't escaped the effects of the drop in risk appetite in commodity markets more broadly – but end-user business remains solid and new opportunities, such as in renewable energy, are keeping participants busy. Mark Nicholls reports
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The rough with the smooth
16 December 2011It's been a dire year for EU emissions trading and the Clean Development Mechanism – but things look brighter in California and Australia. Christopher Cundy reports
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Clouds on the horizon
16 December 2011While the US has largely avoided the financing freeze afflicting the European renewables market in recent months, financiers are nervous about what 2012 might hold. Mark Nicholls reports
- BlackRock's sustainable and transition funds attract inflows despite backlash
- French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'
- Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus
- Capital Continuum merges with Finance Earth
- Storebrand and BNP to lead nature transition group
- Lack of actionable adaptation investments, says Aberdeen
- Sovereign credit ratings 'ignoring' nature risks
- Luxembourg commits to TFFF
- CBI: Pioneering climate resilience taxonomy sharpened-up
- China's offshore green bond to catalyse market