Investment

Government plans to invest in renewables and forestry as a means of generating revenue through the UN's Clean Development Mechanism carbon trading initiative

Fresh from his Nobel Prize, Al Gore is to join Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in a move designed to bolster VC support for green companies

Government unveils carbon offsetting fund to combat emissions created by civil servants' flights

Bottled water company vows to offset 20 per cent more carbon than it emits

Official says post-Kyoto agreement is essential for the burgeoning carbon market, as credit providers express concerns over UN accreditation process

New Offset Quality Initiative promises to promote wider adoption of best practices and push for offsetting regulations

"Green" bank insists it will continue to back carbon-intensive industries as a means of engineering positive change

Influential coalition of investors calls on Congress to force companies to disclose climate change risks in public reports

New code of best practice joins growing library of carbon offset guidelines and standards

Foresight's Sustainable UK Investment Fund will close before Christmas as interest in renewable energy booms