Analysis

• California: America's cap-and-trade crucible

  01 February 2013

  On 1 January, California created the world's second largest carbon trading programme, in a bold experiment that will either set the path for US climate policy in the years to come, or sound the death knell for carbon markets in North America. Gloria Gonzalez and Mark Nicholls report

• EDITORIAL: A return to growth – and resource constraint?

  01 February 2013

  As the economic storm clouds lift, looming resource constraints should be a buy signal for the environmental technology sector, says Mark Nicholls

• Sunlight at the end of the solar tunnel?

  30 January 2013

  It has been another tough 12 months for solar manufacturers, but falling module prices and booming demand in Asia are set to make 2013 another record year for installations. Is the sector about to have its day in the sun? Peter Cripps reports

• Beating the benchmark

  29 January 2013

  Environmentally themed indexes once more lagged wider markets in 2012 – but that wasn't to say there weren't fund managers who outperformed. Below, Environmental Finance profiles five of the more successful managers in environmental and sustainability themed investing – and finds out how they are positioned for 2013

• On the road to 2015

  25 January 2013

  The climate talks in Doha may have been dismissed as a 'housekeeping' meeting, but observers argue that they have put the international climate process on course for a crucial deal in 2015. Katie Kouchakji reports

• The climate investment imperative

  24 January 2013

  As the world's business leaders meet in Davos, the World Economic Forum is leading calls for a renewed wave of green investment. Thomas Kerr explains

• Obama's climate pledge

  23 January 2013

  US President Barack Obama's powerful statement about climate change and sustainable energy signals that he will continue to support the renewable energy sector, although the specific policies he will pursue remain unclear, experts say. Gloria Gonzalez reports

• The green investment banker

  22 January 2013

  Shaun Kingsbury has taken the helm of the UK's new Green Investment Bank, and, with it, the challenge of delivering both financial returns and a 'green bottom line'. He talks to Mark Nicholls

• Europe's climate policy in crisis

  22 January 2013

  Pressure is mounting on EU politicians, charged with rescuing the flagship emissions trading scheme and initiating a wider overhaul of the climate and energy strategy in 2013. But can they deliver? Sonja van Renssen reports

• Comparing apples and petticoats

  15 January 2013

  Leading retailer Marks & Spencer has enthusiastically embraced carbon reporting – but, when it comes to comparing performance across its sector, carbon accounting has its limitations, says Rowland Hill