Enviro-Markets
A major new report into Australia's energy challenges shows significant oversight in its lack of recognition of solar power's potential.
Prices for certified emissions reductions have sunk by more than 60 per cent since January 2011 and are expected to fall further. So is there still a market for UN-backed carbon permits?
In an emissions trading scheme driven largely by power sector demand, how do the buying habits of some of Europe's biggest utilities – and emitters – affect EU carbon prices?
Solar was a clear winner in clean energy investment in 2011, trouncing wind to rise by 36 per cent from 2010. But the other big success story was America's strong comeback.
After a pretty awful 2011, glimmers of clean technology opportunities are appearing among the green market wreckage. Troubles in emissions trading, however, may be more deeply rooted.
The offshore wind industry in Europe is seemingly rebounding, while there's also a dose of good news for the troubled solar sector.