Analysis

• Does backloading still matter?

  02 July 2013

  Tomorrow's backloading vote will perhaps be the last chance to get the European Commission's plan for a quick fix to the EU Emissions Trading System passed in Parliament.

• Voluntary markets stand firm

  01 July 2013

  The growth of the California carbon market and continued demand from corporates helped the voluntary market stand firm in 2012. But in the future it will be projects that demonstrate other social benefits that prove most popular. Molly Peters-Stanley and Gloria Gonzalez explain.

• People moves, June

  28 June 2013

  The latest environmental markets appointments at the Green Climate Fund, International Finance Corporation, Sarasin Bank, Roth Capital Partners, UNEP Finance Initiative, and more.

• Have solar stocks finally turned a corner?

  25 June 2013

  Many solar stocks have enjoyed a stellar start to 2013, with some having tripled in value. Could a brighter future for the long-suffering sector finally be in sight, asks Peter Cripps

• Reasons for hope?

  24 June 2013

  On the face of it, there's plenty to be pessimistic about in the environmental markets at the moment.

• Can green bonds go mainstream?

  20 June 2013

  The green bond market is on the march after the first billion-dollar issuance, but what is needed for the fledgling asset class to break into the mainstream, asks Elza Holmstedt Pell

• Non-toxic investments

  19 June 2013

  Investors need to raise more questions about the financial risks arising from hazardous chemicals produced and used by a range of companies, says Sonja Haider

• China kicks off carbon trading pilot

  18 June 2013

  China's first carbon trading programme has been welcomed by industry experts as a key step on the road to a national carbon market. Graham Cooper reports

• Stranded assets alert

  17 June 2013

  Nicholas Stern has warned that many oil and gas and mining companies may be overvalued, in a 'bubble' that would threaten the security of global financial markets. Peter Cripps and Katie Kouchakji report

• Reporting: the next generation

  13 June 2013

  The Global Reporting Initiative has launched the fourth generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines. What will be the impact on companies and investors, asks Jennifer Iansen-Rogers.