Carbon Management & Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency, energy security and climate change regulations will drive firms to invest in carbon management initiatives across assets such as buildings, industrial processes and delivery fleets. Other firms will target new business opportunities created by cap-and-trade legislation. These reports identify best practice strategies and programmes for carbon management.
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View details »Green Quadrant: CDM Project Developers
The Clean Development Mechanism value chain is complex, opaque and immature. Carbon credit buyers like banks, funds and utilities want certainty about the delivery of Certified Emission Reductions and low prices. To help them understand which CDM project developers they should turn to this Green Quadrant analysis assesses and compares 23 leading project developers on a wide range of evaluation criteria. View full Report details »
Published: 02 December 2008
£ 300.00
View details »Best Practices For Carbon Management
Economy-wide emissions targets set under the Kyoto Protocol have existed for decades. Greenhouse gas reporting regimes like the EU Emissions Trading Scheme have existed for over 5 years. Back in 2007, hundreds of CEOs launched a frenzy of carbon footprinting projects. Despite this long timeline, very few examples exist of firms with carbon management strategies that actually reduce CO2 emissions. View full Report details »
Published: 12 February 2010
£ 300.00
View details »Green Quadrant: Energy Consulting UK
In the UK demand for energy consulting is growing driven by volatile energy markets, the carbon and sustainability agenda and new regulations. This Green Quadrant report helps buyers of energy advisory services to shortlist consulting firms that are best positioned to meet their needs. Based on interviews with 15 customers and 12 practice leaders and executives, the analysis applies 43 criteria to understand the capabilities, market success and UK coverage of 17 firms. View full Report details »
Published: 22 June 2009
£ 200.00
View details »Carbon Emissions Reduction Value Chain (forthcoming)
The Kyoto Protocol created a new market from a vacuum where value is created by reducing carbon emissions. This new market has incomplete market infrastructure, untested business models, evolving regulatory rules and volatile prices. Market participants need to understand each step in the value chain to secure confidence in their future role. Based on interviews with value chain players across the globe this report provides a detailed step-by-step assessment of the value chain. View full Report details »
Published: 19 July 2008
£ 200.00
View details »Green Quadrant: Carbon Funds Assessed And Compared (forthcoming)
Carbon funds like Carbon Capital Markets, Cargill Environmental Finance, Climate Change Capital and Kommunalkredit raise funds and make investments in CDM and JI projects. In this fast growing market, with new funds estabished every month, which firms are the key players and how do they compare in terms of fund size, invested portfolio, structure and returns? The Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology offers a detailed evidence-based assessment of carbon funds. View full Report details »
Published: 07 June 2008
£ 200.00
View details »Green Quadrant: Emissions Trading Exchanges Assessed And Compared
The global emissions market has grown from nothing in 2004 to a market with traded volume worth about €25 billion in 2007 according to Barclays Capital. This rapid development has seen a raft of product launches, partnerships, acquisitions and investments by leading commodities and derivatives exchanges. Over the next 2 years the complexity will increase as more exchanges spring up around the world and additional climate-change linked derivatives such as disaster and weather risk are traded. View full Report details »
Published: 15 April 2008
£ 150.00
View details »Green Quadrant: Carbon Brokers Assessed And Compared (forthcoming)
Carbon brokers like CantorCO2e, Evolution Markets, MF Global and TFS play a crucial role in the carbon markets linking project developers with compliance buyers. The expansion of cap-and-trade systems combined with tougher reduction targets will keep deal structuring centre stage. But which broker should compliance buyers turn to for help? This report applies the Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology to provide a detailed evidence-based comparison of carbon brokers. View full Report details »
Published: 07 June 2008
£ 25.00
View details »Focus: What JP Morgan's Climate Care Acquisition Means
On March 26, 2008 JP Morgan announced the acquisition of UK-based Climate Care for an undisclosed sum. The 40-strong Climate Care team will become part of JP Morgan's Environmental Markets team with a decision to be made in the future about the Climate Care brand. The rationale for the deal includes investing in large-scale emissions reduction, supporting the voluntary market and strengthening JP Morgan's commodity business. But what does the acquisition mean for other carbon markets players? View full Report details »
Published: 28 March 2008
CRC Inspires Carbon Management Leadership
To help organizations succeed in the low-carbon world and claim a top spot in the UK government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) league table, we interviewed 202 carbon management experts in the UK’s largest organizations; 55% of which have revenues above $1 billion. Verdantix found that the cash flow impact of the CRC, the brand risk implications and the compliance requirements put the spotlight on the CEO and CFO. View full Report details »
Published: 15 June 2010
Best Practices For Building Management Systems
Resurgent energy prices, national legislation and corporate brand risks have bought energy efficiency to the forefront of private and public sector climate change and sustainability strategies. For many firms, reducing building electricity consumption is a top priority initiative and the operation of an efficient Building Management System (BMS) is often an integral element of the project. View full Report details »
Published: 26 May 2010