Investment

Legislation

Australian cap-and-trade bill on a knife edge

Failure to pass bill could lead government to call snap election

clock 27 November 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

US deploys more smart grid funding

Large-scale energy storage and smart metering among 32 projects funded

clock 27 November 2009 • 1 min read

Energy

E.ON targets Spanish solar sector with new joint venture

Partnership with Abengoa Solar marks E.ON's first entry into the thermal solar power market

clock 27 November 2009 • 2 min read

Facilities

Water firms warn Ofwat's low prices will prompt climate investment drought

Regulator rules average water bills will remain roughly at 2009 levels until 2015, despite industry warnings that they need to raise funds to invest in climate-resilient infrastructure

clock 26 November 2009 • 3 min read

Technology

Shell: market alone cannot deliver green energy

Chief executive says falling carbon price stifling investment

clock 26 November 2009 • 3 min read

Carbon Trading

California preps mandatory cap-and-trade scheme

Draft proposals could see about 600 carbon-intensive firms included in carbon trading scheme from 2012

clock 26 November 2009 • 1 min read

Carbon Trading

New Zealand passes revised emissions trading scheme by narrow margin

Opponents say taxpayers will pay for burden of concessions offered to polluters

clock 26 November 2009 • 3 min read

Energy

China to double investment in environmental protection to $454bn

One third to be spent building pollution control facilities, says official

clock 26 November 2009 • 2 min read

Carbon Trading

Japan's CO2 reduction target may cost households up to $8,600 a year

Minister dismisses "exaggerated" cost projections, arguing that offsets will help reduce the cost of meeting 25 per cent target

clock 25 November 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Pressure mounts for IT inclusion in Copenhagen agreement

Industry steps up lobbying for energy-efficient IT projects to be included in expanded CDM

clock 25 November 2009 • 2 min read