Report says 13 million fishing boats must be retired to replenish stocks, with money redirected to retrain millions of workers

New initiative requires developers to fund biodiversity protection in return for access to new land

Yingli Green Energy confirmed as PV module supplier for flagship 33MW project

Growing numbers of firms are linking executive remuneration to environmental performance – Andrew Williams investigates those companies pioneering the concept of carbon bonuses

British factories tout burgeoning green car manufacturing credentials

But shares priced at low end of expectations

Some 10,000 orders have been received to date and the company expects initial orders to exceed production volumes

Report claims Ban Ki-moon could confirm surprise appointment this week

Brains behind abandoned climate change bill, Ross Garnaut, accuses Rudd administration of falling behind China in its efforts to tackle carbon emissions

Failure to improve recycling rates of metals such as lithium and gallium could leave them "essentially unavailable" for use in solar panels, electric cars and other clean technologies