Investment flows vindicate EU climate policy
Analysis of foreign direct renewable energy investment shows the EU accounting for a rapidly rising share of the global total.
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.
Articles by Mark Nicholls
Understanding corporate carbon neutrality
When it comes to corporate climate commitments, confusion abounds. How should a company’s claims be judged?
Still banking on fossil fuels
By some measures, bank lending to fossil fuel projects and companies continues to rise. Will growing climate risk awareness and regulatory intervention turn the tide?
Why low-cost renewables don’t mean the end of subsidies
Most innovations and technologies we enjoy came about because of government support.
Shaun Kingsbury: Trailblazing the low-carbon transition
The former head of the UK’s Green Investment Bank is back with his latest venture.
Mark Campanale: How the carbon Cassandra converted the sceptics
The Carbon Tracker co-founder reflects on vindication, emboldened investors and the need for a global fossil fuel treaty.
How carbon offsets can help solve climate change
What are carbon offsets, and can they really help avert the climate crisis? Or do they risk making it worse?
Corporates press ahead with carbon offsetting as debate rages
The voluntary carbon market has shrugged off the Covid-19 pandemic as corporate buyers stick to their climate strategies – but the role of offsets in meeting climate targets remains controversial.
Mark Carney: net-zero is basic question for every company
How to prepare for a climate neutral economy is now a “basic question” that every company’s management should be able to answer, says former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.
Paying a premium: how commodity exchanges are going green
Buyers get the option of trading natural gas and aluminium based on their environmental impact, to meet demand from climate-concerned consumers and investors.
