BusinessGreen.com Most Read - 18 September

From flaws with the CDM to fears over Copenhagen, we run down the week's top stories

By BusinessGreen.com staff

18 Sep 2009

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Power plant

Carbon market under fire as UN suspends British CDM project accreditor

Second suspension of official emission project verifier within a year highlights flaws in UN's flagship offsetting scheme

Wind turbine

UK to build world's largest turbine blades

Miliband announces funding for project to manufacture giant 70m offshore wind turbine blades in the North East

Nissan Leaf

Nissan green guru slams "bullshit" electric car criticism

Head of low carbon vehicles at the automaker dismisses suggestion that using power from the grid to recharge electric cars undermines their green credentials

Canary Wharf

Jones Lang LaSalle launches new green building consultancy service

New Pre-Acquisition Sustainability Service to help investors assess environmental performance of potential purchases

Wave

Government wants more graduate jobs in marine energy

Plans afoot to create about 1,500 graduate placements to help support marine energy projects

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger blocks California renewables bill

Governor insists bill would damage emerging solar industry

Great Wall of China

China clean tech market could be worth up to $1 trillion annually

Government support and widespread adoption of green technologies seen as key to sector growth

Barack Obama

Copenhagen fears mount as US signals further delay to climate bill

Obama administration moves forward with fuel efficiency rules, as Democrats hint that climate bill vote could be put back to 2010

Offshore wind farm

GE snaps up offshore wind turbine specialist

Conglomerate shells out undisclosed sum for ScanWind's gearless turbine technology

Coal

Australian mining firm unveils plans for giant CCS power plant

Waratah to use waste coal from its own Queensland mine to fuel new "clean coal" facility

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