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Carbon traders connect
Over 1,000 delegates signed up to the Environmental Risk carbon trading e-symposium, a live online conference hosted by Energy Risk on May 28. Roderick Bruce looks at some of the highlights
And the winner is...
The annual Energy Risk Awards honour the outstanding talent at the heart of the energy risk management industry. Find out the who’s won and why...
Establishing weather trading VaR using
Shuiquan Feng shows how to use a grouping and bootstrapping method to calculate VaR for a weather trading portfolio. The shared features of this method, Monte Carlo and historical simulation, are explored. This method can be referenced to estimate a…
Caught in the quicksand
Future Canadian carbon legislationwill add another layer of political riskand cost onto oil sands projects. DavidWatkins looks at the implications
Coal’s Asian dawn
Asia-Pacific coal prices are at record highs, yet coal spot and forward markets in the region are a long way behind those of other energy markets. Anthony Collins of ASX looks at the evolution and potential of Asia-Pacific coal markets
Backlash against biofuels
Biofuels are facing not only the food versus fuel controversy, but also criticism that the growing biofuels industry produces a bigger carbon footprint than the savings made when using them. Eric Fishhaut of GlobalView Software looks at the arguments
Utilities seek new credit structures
As US utilities bail out of the auction market, they are turning to enhanced credit structures to refinance bond issues. Catherine Lacoursiere reports