Investment

Report claims less than 10 per cent of funds from World Bank's carbon trust are supporting renewable energy as bank opts to focus on carbon trading

But suggest investments in ethanol, wind and thin film solar have peaked

Sir David King to advise bank and its clients on scientific issues, with a particular focus on responses to climate change

Expanded clean tech practice expected to continue focus on energy efficiency and smart grid solutions

Guide urges firm to distinguish between robust offsets and credit schemes that have been developed for different purposes

Defra announces plans for four PFI projects

Many now accept that a global carbon market is an "impending reality", but how should businesses prepare. Stephen Mooney investigates the five steps every firm should take to ensure they are ready for carbon trading

WWF and Point Carbon study argues free allocation of carbon allowances in phase II of scheme mean energy giants will continue to enjoy huge windfalls

In the second in its series on how cleantech companies are coping with recent financial turmoil, BusinessGreen.com asks those holding the purse strings what green firms can do to insulate themselves from the worst effects of the credit crunch

BusinessGreen.com asks the great and the good of the City's investment community whether recent financial turmoil will derail the cleantech boom