Analysis

• A chill wind blowing

  01 December 2008

  The renewable energy sector was late to feel the cold hand of the credit crisis – but financiers and REC traders are braced for a chillier 2009. Jess McCabe talks to the renewable energy winners of Environmental Finance's Market Survey

• Waiting on the judges

  01 December 2008

  The striking down of the Clean Air Interstate Rule has thrown the US emissions markets into confusion. Gloria Gonzalez finds the winners of Environmental Finance's market survey anxiously awaiting resolution

• Shelter from the storm

  01 December 2008

  The financial crisis has seen some speculative money leaving the weather market. But plenty of end-user deals are still being done, reports Christopher Cundy

• Shifting gears

  01 December 2008

  Even before the credit crunch, the amount of financing directed towards addressing climate change was woefully inadequate. Armin Sandhoevel and Katharina Latif consider what needs to happen for investments to step up a gear

• Keeping the love affair sweet

  01 December 2008

  Economists and environmentalists have become increasingly frequent bed-fellows, as the world turns to markets to address environmental challenges. But, as David Runnalls argues, both parties need to work at the relationship

• Designing it right

  01 December 2008

  Joe Nation, co-author of California's landmark global warming legislation, and Roger Noll give their advice to the state's regulators as they grapple with crucial elements of the emissions trading scheme's design

• Setting the pace

  01 December 2008

  When it comes to environmental and social governance, where the International Finance Corporation leads, the private sector often follows. Jess McCabe talks to its new head of social and environmental development, Greg Radford

• The weight of expectation

  01 November 2008

  Whichever way the US election went, one outcome was guaranteed: it marked the end of the Bush administration, and the end of eight years of denial, obfuscation, inaction and obstruction when it came to the greatest challenge of our generation – perhaps of any generation – tackling climate change.

• Corporate responsibility on the curriculum

  01 November 2008

  Sustainability and corporate responsibility issues are changing the shape of MBA programmes at many leading business schools. Elisabeth Jeffries reports

• Defining the climate opportunity

  01 November 2008

  The first step in exploiting an investment theme is defining it. Joaquim de Lima and Kevin Bourne explain HSBC's thinking about climate change.