Analysis

• US wind celebration muted by slow restart, capital questions

  09 January 2013

  The US wind industry finally got what it wished for with the extension of the Production Tax Credit. But the industry still faces a lost six months, questions over taxation and ongoing challenges finding new sources of capital. Gloria Gonzalez reports

• Setting the stage for energy efficiency investment

  09 January 2013

  Massive investment in energy efficiency might well be a 'no brainer', but a whole suite of enabling conditions need to be put in place first – not least 'investment-grade' policy. Steven Fawkes sets out where to start

• Looking back on 2012

  20 December 2012

  The collapse of the carbon price? SolarCity's IPO? Musical chairs in the SRI world? Mark Nicholls looks at the peaks and troughs of an eventful year.

• Putting REITs through their PACEs

  20 December 2012

  Combining real estate investment trusts with Property Assessed Clean Energy financing could unlock a flood of finance for US solar power. Michael Wallander and Morrie Brown explain

• Corporate ESG reports fall short of investment grade

  17 December 2012

  Investors are increasingly interested in companies' environmental and social performance, but corporate reporting is too often not up to scratch, say Elliot Frankal and Adam Garfunkel

• The PRI's $32 trillion challenge

  14 December 2012

  The Principles for Responsible Investment's James Gifford talks to Mark Nicholls about how the PRI is starting to occupy the 'mainstream' of investment management. But will the breadth of its membership slow down its mission?

• In for the long haul

  12 December 2012

  It's been another tough year in the carbon markets – but the winners of Environmental Finance's 13th Annual Rankings are determined to ride out the trough. Peter Cripps reports

• Getting green certificates to market

  12 December 2012

  Regulatory uncertainty is a given in REC markets – posing challenges for end-users and their intermediaries alike. Mark Nicholls talks to the winners in Environmental Finance's REC rankings

• All-weather operations

  12 December 2012

  The weather risk market is continuing to evolve away from the traded market towards the insurers – putting a premium on risk management and strong origination for the winners in Environmental Finance's Annual Rankings. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

• Perseverance rewarded

  12 December 2012

  Longevity helps when it comes to success in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – but several new names have made an appearance this year