Analysis

Catastrophe Risk Deal of the Year

Environmental Finance Awards 2012: Triumphing in tough times

Timing is everything in financial markets and, for several of the winners of this year's Environmental Finance awards, their success was at least partly attributable to avoiding one of the market convulsions of the previous 12 months.

All change

Climate Change Capital's acquisition by agricultural trader Bunge reflects the changing dynamics in the carbon markets – and the environmental asset management opportunity. Mark Nicholls talks to new CEO Alfred Evans

Digging out demand

After a tough winter for weather risk dealers, the market is looking to new sources of demand for weather hedges. Elza Holmstedt Pell reports

EDITORIAL: Leading from behind

It's of no surprise in climate policy circles that dealing with greenhouse gas emissions has taken a back seat to somewhat more pressing economic concerns.

The next good derivative?

While putting a price on water is not a magic bullet for heading off the planet's looming water crisis, applying market principles can help us better allocate this most valuable resource. Richard Sandor and Murali Kanakasabai explain

Time to deliver

Rio+20 offers a unique chance to move the corporate sustainability agenda to global scale, says Georg Kell – but both government and business need to deliver

Stepping up sustainability

Rio+20 was never designed to deliver an overarching sustainable development treaty – but do the competing demands for more modest outcomes risk disappointing everyone? Christopher Cundy reports

A mandate from Rio?

Sustainability reporting has come a long way over the past two decades – but could Rio+20 see it become mandatory? Wim Bartels considers the implications

Realising the promise of 'sustainable energy for all'

The private sector must be front and centre in delivering the Rio+20 Sustainable Energy for All agenda, in partnership with the public sector and NGOs, says Lisa Jacobson