Investment

Lord Smith of Kelvin and Sir Adrian Montague appointed as chair and deputy chair of newly launched Green Investment Bank public company

Government moves to lift 'administrative burden' by offering option of individual carbon targets in a move it says could save £80m

Sector valued at £122bn, employs almost one million people and generated a trade surplus of £5bn, according to government figures

Ministers need look no further than thriving green industries if they want to trumpet some good news, argues Will Nichols

We need improved support for early stage clean tech companies, but sadly the Treasury seems out of ideas as well as money

Green economist urges government to use its balance sheet to bolster investor confidence in the low carbon economy

Bank identifies range of renewables and clean tech sectors as growth areas as large emitters look to cut carbon

The impact of sustainability on business performance may not concern investors for some time, asset manager warns

Changing well-understood rules to cover wind, solar, and waste-to-energy assets would reduce risk for investors

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Coalition writes to ministers to call for global green reporting regime