Investment

Concerns over validity of carbon calculations

Research shows record levels of venture backing for cleantech as start ups begin to scale up

SolarReserve's ability to store energy after the sun goes down key to attracting fresh round of investment

But report argues stringent penalties for non compliance mean firms would still be well advised to move now to draw up a carbon management plans

As price of carbon slips in wake of Wall Street crisis, experts insist carbon credits could prove safe long-term bet for nervous investors

Ongoing row between EU and UK over ring-fencing of revenue raised through ETS is set to intensify

As the financial turmoil engulfing the world's markets spreads, high-risk cleantech investments are in for a choppy ride, but in the longer term a clean up of the banking sector could play into green businesses' hands

Fallout from the Lehman Brothers collapse will result in tighter credit conditions and falling share prices for cleantech firms, but experts are confident that the longer-term outlook still looks solid

Research underway to prepare for green taxation

Half money to come from government and half from business