BusinessGreen.com Most Read - June 11 2010

From soaring solar sales to Scotland's zero waste ambitions, we run down the week's top stories

By James Murray

11 Jun 2010

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Report: Renewables revolution to provide 95 per cent of global electricity by 2050

Greenpeace report argues rollout of existing renewable energy policies will allow world to decouple economic growth and carbon emissions

Lloyd's predicts BP disaster will prove oil industry's Three Mile Island

Insurance giant warns environmental risks will only increase unless action is taken to curb reliance on fossil fuels

Feed-in tariffs deliver bright outlook for UK solar market

New report predicts UK solar market will grow five-fold this year and deliver 1GW of installed capacity by 2015

UN climate chief warns 2020 carbon targets will be missed

As advisory group mulls proposal for aviation carbon tax, Yvo de Boer warns the world is not moving fast enough to cut emissions

Cameron greenlights Nissan electric car loan

Industry insiders suggest £60m plan to upgrade port facilities for offshore wind industry is also "pretty secure"

Norway's Stoltenberg replaces Brown on UN climate finance group

Chris Huhne joins advisory group on climate financing as Norwegian prime minister takes up post as co-chair

Exclusive: Wind turbine firms slam certification "shambles"

Microgeneration Certification Scheme slammed over testing delays and high costs

Scotland debuts "visionary" zero waste plan

Viridor pledges to invest £800m in new recycling and waste-to-energy facilities on back of ambitious new action plan

London unveils first zero-emission black cab

Deputy mayor outlines plan to showcase 20 fuel cell-powered taxis on the capital's roads by 2012

Environment Agency bans short-haul flights for staff

Environment watchdog becomes first government-backed body to call a halt to domestic flights

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