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Carbon, a new asset class?

12th December 2007

Investors are already testing the potential of markets in greenhouse gas emissions, but what are the risks and how can they be avoided?
by Charles Longden, December 3rd, 2007.

Carbon is much more than a new type of commodity; it is becoming an asset class in its own right. What began as a compliance mechanism is rapidly becoming more sophisticated. As investors consider moving assets into this sector, it is worth pausing to consider the dynamics of the market, how to invest in it and, of course, the potential risks and rewards.

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