The Conservatives' pre-election manifesto promised that the bank would finance 'new green technology start-ups'

Report recommends Congress to raise the liability cap on offshore oil spills, set at $75m and oil companies to fund a safety institute as part of their fees for drilling licences

Leak shuts Trans-Alaska pipeline for third day

Government to line London-Birmingham high-speed rail route with trees to help contain noise and keep trains from view

Certification granted to controversial fisheries has prompted severe criticism of the sustainable fisheries organisation

Oil price reaches $92 a barrel – highest since October 2008

From Fairtrade food to eco-friendly travel, green goods market grows by almost fifth over two years

Green credentials boosted as Spain exports electricity to France after year of strong wind and heavy rain

Cost of pollution, deteriorating soil and other impacts surged to 1.3tr yuan in 2008. Equivalent to 3.9 per cent of country's GDP

Floods, rising temperatures and higher sea levels threaten the UK's road, rail, water and energy networks between 2030 and 2100