Climate impact beyond carbon offsets
To show corporate leadership, cheap carbon offsets and climate neutrality claims won’t do, say campaigners. Some companies are starting to listen.
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Mark Nicholls
Contributing editor Mark Nicholls, co-founder and former editor of Environmental Finance, specialises in sustainable finance and responsible investment, including ESG disclosure and carbon markets. He can be found on LinkedIn here.
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Taking the heat out of funding the transition
Soaring energy prices have reignited the debate in the UK on green and social levies. As the costs of…
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Carbon markets get amber light from COP26
Agreement on Article 6 in Glasgow sets the stage for a global carbon market – but buyers and sellers…
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Cashing in from closing coal
Private capital will be needed to accelerate the coal phase-out. Balancing public good and private profit will be challenging.
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Emitters nervously eye EU carbon market
After a dramatic rally in EU carbon prices to more than €90 a tonne in 2021, analysts are divided…
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UK emitters rue splendid isolation from EU ETS
The UK Emissions Trading System may have confounded the worst predictions ahead of its launch – but market dislocation…
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Bringing finance to bear on the just transition
Rising energy prices are bringing the social aspects of the net-zero transition into sharp focus. Ahead of a high-profile…
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How mortgage portfolio standards could heat up building renovation
Portfolio standards have helped boost renewables in the US and cut vehicle fleet emissions in Europe. A push is…
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Carbon markets see promise and peril from COP26
Agreement on carbon trading rules at COP26 could help climate finance flow to developing countries – but strict carbon…
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