Analysis

• 50 shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them

  29 December 2016

  Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps

  

• Carbon Cutter

  28 December 2016

  Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports

  

• A review of the green bond market in 2016: Another record year of firsts

  23 December 2016

  It's been blockbuster year for the green bond market, with more than double the value of issuance of 2015, credit ratings agencies joining the market, and innovative bonds launched. Hamza Ali reports

  

• Internet of things: connecting to a sustainable future

  22 December 2016

  Connecting devices over the internet will be a key enabler in meeting sustainability goals, argues Samer Salty

  

• Q&A: What are the lessons from Poland's green bond?

  20 December 2016

  Poland priced a €750 million green bond this week – the first from a sovereign issuer. How did it achieve this feat? Odilbek Isakov at green structuring agent HSBC talks to Environmental Finance

  

• Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition: reflections on the state of play

  20 December 2016

  As the PDC issues its second annual report, Lisa Petrovic and Rory Sullivan explain some of the issues investors are grappling with.

  

• European energy companies enter market

  16 December 2016

  Leading weather risk specialists see hedging demand growing from energy companies in Europe and the agriculture sector in the US. Joe Walsh reports

  

• Innovation increases in static market

  15 December 2016

  While Hurricane Matthew attracted most attention, 2016 also saw some significant innovation in the cat bond market, says Joe Walsh

  

• RECs in reverse

  14 December 2016

  This year has seen a reversal of fortunes for some renewable energy certificate (REC) markets, with some of last year's best performing US markets seeing big price drops, while EU and Australian markets saw record gains. Hamza Ali reports

  

• Carbon markets face fresh uncertainty

  13 December 2016

  Political changes in the UK and US have reversed recent progress towards greater clarity in the world's largest carbon markets, says Graham Cooper