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  • Government support key to boosting marine energy – analysts

    19 November 2009

    A lack of private sector investment could lead to the marine energy industry floundering unless governments throw the sector a lifeline, according to analysts at Frost & Sullivan in London.

  • Waiting for the Senate

    01 November 2009

    It's been a rollercoaster ride for US federal climate change legislation – and it's not over yet. Advocates sense building momentum – but there are plenty of switchbacks ahead. Gloria Gonzalez reports

  • After the landslide

    01 October 2009

    Japan's recent change of government brought promise of a revolution in its climate policy, including a cap-and-trade programme. But, as Joshua Speckman reports, the new administration faces an uphill battle

  • CME launches more SO2 contracts

    02 July 2009

    CME Group is to launch a new series of futures and options contracts based on sulphur dioxide (SO2) allowances in mid July.

  • Greens gain, but centre-right dominates, in EU elections

    11 June 2009

    The European Greens have heralded their increase in seats in last week's European Parliament elections, but with the centre-right parties as the dominant players, it looks unlikely that Europe's politicians will emerge with a stronger line on climate change in time for the UN's Copenhagen summit on climate change in December.

  • The multilaterals to the rescue?

    01 May 2009

    Sarah Rundell reports on how Europe's multilateral banks are ramping up their green investment lending – bringing hope to cash-starved developers

  • From a marathon to a sprint

    01 May 2009

    Negotiators face a gruelling seven months as they approach what they hope will be a finish line in Copenhagen in December. Tilman Santarius ­considers the obstacles they must overcome

  • An eye on certainty

    01 May 2009

    Profound questions remain unanswered on the when and how of US federal greenhouse gas regulation. But enough clues are emerging to allow for pre-compliance hedging and arbitrage, as Jay McCall explains

  • EPA sees CAIR replacement in two years

    30 April 2009

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hopes to have an emissions control programme to replace the rejected Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) established in two years, according to a top EPA official.

  • A bond boost for green tech markets?

    01 April 2009

    A new concept in public finance – voluntary environmental improvement bonds – could unlock massive untapped retail demand for a whole range of environmental technologies, says Michael Curley