Analysis

• Will there be blood?

  16 July 2014

  The stranded carbon assets debate has gathered steam in the wake of a new report on the oil sector and after fossil fuel giants addressed the issue for the first time. What are the implications for investors, asks Peter Cripps.

• How Zurich will double its commitment to green bonds

  15 July 2014

  As part of plans to invest an additional $1 billion in green bonds, Zurich has adopted a new management strategy. Manuel Lewin tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett.

• Seeing the green bonds for the trees

  11 July 2014

  With the green bond market experiencing rapid growth, a new type of 'REDD+ bond' that supports sustainable forestry and agriculture has been proposed. Rupert Edwards and Gloria Gonzalez explain

• People moves

  09 July 2014

  The latest personnel changes across the industry, including departures at Duke Energy, appointments at GDF Suez and new positions at Northern Trust

• Yieldco trend in renewables set to continue

  08 July 2014

  As yieldcos continue to spring up in the renewable energy sector, KBI's Colm O'Connor tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett it is a sign of acceptance by mainstream investors, and explains why he is investing in their parent companies.

• UK renewables reach important – but modest – milestone

  07 July 2014

  As the UK's share of electricity generated from renewable sources approaches 20%, Seb Beloe hails the achievement, but says there is much further to go.

• Is GDF's green bond issue really green?

  03 July 2014

  The proceeds of GDF Suez's €2.5 billion green bond will help finance a Brazilian dam that Ryan Brightwell and Zachary Hurwitz argue will damage the environment

• Down, but not out

  02 July 2014

  Voluntary offsetting of carbon emissions is less popular than it was, according to a recent study. But most winners in Environmental Finance's latest market rankings see reasons for optimism. Graham Cooper reports

• Reducing the costs of CSP

  30 June 2014

  Gianleo Frasari explains how public buy-in and bidding can reduce costs for concentrated solar power

• Making hay while the sun shines

  24 June 2014

  What does the recent spate of convertible issues tell us about the solar market, and are there more to come, asks Peter Cripps