Analysis

• Why ecosystems matter to business.

  01 February 2007

  Business cannot function if ecosystems and the services they deliver – such as water management, biodiversity protection, food provision and climate regulation – are degraded or out of balance, says Björn Stigson

• Going green around the edges?

  01 February 2007

  A growing number of companies are offering 'carbon neutral' products or services, either to enhance their reputations or tap into new markets. Philippa Jones talks to some of the trailblazers

• Mercury rising.

  01 February 2007

  With the close of HgCapital's €300 million renewables fund, Tom Murley is bringing clean energy to the investment mainstream. Christopher Cundy reports

• Raising the bar

  01 February 2007

  While mandatory carbon markets are governed by strict rules and regulations, the voluntary market can sometimes seem like a free-for-all. Mark Kenber looks at efforts to ensure that reductions pass muster

• A trillion-dollar marketplace

  01 February 2007

  Taken together, environmental commodities markets have a 'market cap' of almost $1 trillion, say Gareth Phillips and Assaad Razzouk

• Energy ministers back efficiency plans

  01 February 2007

  European energy ministers agreed in late November to support the European Commission's proposals to reduce energy waste by 20% of current levels by 2020.

• Best in show

  01 December 2006

  Companies pre-eminent in disclosing climate-sensitive information are rewarded with a place in the Climate Leadership Index. Christopher Cundy speaks to the leaders and asks what the accolade brings to their businesses

• The drama unfolds

  01 December 2006

  It's been a dramatic few weeks or so, in the debate around climate change in general, and emissions trading in particular. The period began, on 30 October, with the much-anticipated release of the Stern Review. This 575-page report, commissioned by the UK Treasury and written by a former World Bank chief economist, has transformed the debate about the economics of climate change.

• Progress, just about

  01 December 2006

  As the warnings from the climate scientists become more high-pitched, the talks on extending the international climate regime continue at a low drone. So what comes next? Mark Nicholls reports from Nairobi

• Leading the way

  01 December 2006

  Few details have yet emerged as to how California's regulators are to implement the state's ground-breaking climate change legislation. Jason Patrick considers some of the issues they – and market participants – face