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US market welcomes Waxman-Markey climate bill
02 April 2009Congressmen Henry Waxman and Ed Markey have received plaudits for a bill that would create an emissions trading system in the US.
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Clean-tech and energy investment halves in first quarter
02 April 2009Investment in clean technology and clean energy plummeted in the first quarter of 2009, according to figures published this week.
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Grim reading
01 April 2009For anyone still labouring under the illusion that the clean technology sector might escape the worst of the global downturn, the release of investment numbers for the first quarter of 2009 will have come as quite a wake-up call.
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People moves this month
01 April 2009Comings and goings in Environmental Finance this month
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Time to turn the tide
01 April 2009Business increasingly recognises the importance of water – and the risks posed by poor water management. But better information about the issue is urgently needed, says Sharon Nunes
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A bond boost for green tech markets?
01 April 2009A 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
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Coming back to earth
01 April 2009Intense competition to invest and financial market innovation meant a few years of feast for renewable energy developers. But, even when the current financing famine eases, they may have to get used to leaner times, say Ben Warren and Rajaram Jamadagni
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Putting the policies in place
01 April 2009Getting the right financial support mechanism in place is a necessary but not sufficient condition for ensuring that renewable energy targets are met, says Nick Molho
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Sunshine and showers
01 April 2009China's wind energy sector is likely to be a beneficiary of the government's efforts to stimulate its economy as the world splutters into recession. But the outlook isn't so bright for its solar industry, reports Joshua Speckman
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Weathering the storm
01 April 2009In the last quarter of 2008, the global financial crisis finally hit the catastrophe bond market. As bond issuance begins to resume, Beat Holliger explains how the market is learning the lessons from Lehman Brothers' default