Investment

Politics

Green policies could help move UK out of the red

Report argues that axing tax breaks for carbon-intensive industries, curbing spending on road expansion and improving public sector energy efficiency could cut national debt by £12bn a year

clock 08 February 2010 • 2 min read

Legislation

MPs call for carbon tax to tackle "failing" EU cap-and-trade scheme

Environmental Audit Committee argues government should act to drive up lowly carbon price

clock 08 February 2010 • 5 min read

Technology

Sunedison activates US solar plant

4MW first phase consists of 14,000 solar panels

clock 05 February 2010 • 1 min read

Technology

Thieves steal €3m in carbon permits

German companies hit by global phishing scam

clock 05 February 2010 • 1 min read

Energy

Energy efficiency investment top priority, says BP chief

And Copenhagen wasn't a failure but a moment of reality

clock 05 February 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

German solar industry protests against subsidy cut

Price paid for solar power will fall be as much as 44 per cent, says lobby group

clock 05 February 2010 • 1 min read

Energy

Turbines start turning at Theni

Indian Energy ramps up wind power

clock 05 February 2010 • 2 min read

Legislation

Obama may drop cap and trade to squeeze climate bill through congress

But horse trading to keep carbon trading goes on

clock 05 February 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

EU finally approves €4bn CCS plan

300 million permits from EU Emissions Trading Scheme reserves to pay for eight CCS plants

clock 04 February 2010 • 1 min read

Technology

China overtakes USA in wind

A third of global added capacity in 2009 was built in China

clock 04 February 2010 • 2 min read