Analysis

• The next generation

  27 March 2014

  US President Barack Obama is forging ahead with federal guidelines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Katie Kouchakji looks at what form the standards could take, the implications for investors

• Flowing returns

  25 March 2014

  Calvert's water fund outperformed many of its peers as it reduced its exposure to emerging markets. Sophie Robinson-Tillett interviews its manager Matt Sheldon

• Why a turnaround king turned to renewables

  20 March 2014

  Jon Moulton made his fortune in private equity, but in recent years has been increasingly using his considerable personal wealth to back renewables ventures. He explains why he is investing in the asset class to Peter Cripps

• RGGI: a Revived Greenhouse Gas Initiative

  12 March 2014

  Following a year-long review, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has undergone significant changes which have breathed new life into the programme, finds Katie Kouchakji

• Making responsible investment pay

  07 March 2014

  Managers of some of the best performing environmentally themed funds talk about the stocks that boosted returns over the past year, and reveal how they are positioned for the future. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

• People moves

  05 March 2014

  The latest people moves in the environmental markets, including new positions for Ritu Kumar and Yvo de Boer. Stories involve companies such as Actis, KPMG, RBS, F&C, UNEP FI, PRI, Terra Firma, Verco, Sunrun and others.

• Where will the trail lead next for Carbon Tracker?

  28 February 2014

  In little more than two years since the publication of its pioneering research, the Carbon Tracker Initiative has got the financial world talking about 'unburnable carbon' and 'stranded assets'. Its new CEO Anthony Hobley reveals what's next from the influential think-tank

• Backing biomass

  27 February 2014

  A new financing structure has been proposed to help governments provide additional capital to build bio-energy plants. Andrea Salimbeni and Giuliano Grassi explain

• Upgrading the grid

  21 February 2014

  The next 12 months will see energy storage finally emerge from being considered a future technology to a cost-effective commercial solution to grid issues, argues Andrew Jones

• Bond investors fix their sights on ESG

  17 February 2014

  Investors are beginning to extend responsible investment principles from their listed equity portfolios into fixed income. But the asset class poses particular challenges. Mark Nicholls reports