Investment

Investment

Saab commits to manufacture of 100 electric vehicles in 2010

Car firm announces that lithium-ion battery manufacturer Boston-Power has joined its electric vehicle coalition

clock 21 December 2009 • 1 min read

Energy

Earth Capital Partners completes first round for renewable energy mega-fund

Investment firm aiming to raise up to €750m by November 2010

clock 18 December 2009 • 1 min read

Climate change

Historic tensions threaten deal that could still prove better than expected

If only Copenhagen's diplomats could learn from cricket's ability to compromise

clock 17 December 2009 • 5 min read

Climate change

Clinton lifts Copenhagen gloom with support for $100bn climate fund

Conditional backing for EU funding proposal offered, in return for Chinese concessions on greenhouse gas emissions transparency

clock 17 December 2009 • 3 min read

Politics

Japan increases climate funding offer to $15bn

Japan makes last-ditch effort to save talks with improved funding offer – could others follow?

clock 17 December 2009 • 1 min read

Carbon Trading

Copenhagen forestry deal "more or less agreed"

As industrialised nations pledge $3.5bn to forest protection, key negotiator reveals REDD agreement is close to being finalised

clock 17 December 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Despite progress, Copenhagen is on brink of "farce", Miliband warns

Encouraging moves on climate funding, deforestation and the US climate bill are all overshadowed by increasingly fractious row over future of Kyoto Protocol

clock 17 December 2009 • 5 min read

Technology

PwC predicts low-carbon economy will usher in new era of corporate alliances

Report finds venture capital clean tech investment almost doubled during the third quarter

clock 17 December 2009 • 2 min read

Politics

Copenhagen breakthrough as Africa signals support for $100bn funding proposal

Agreement edges fractionally closer as African nations group scales back funding demands

clock 16 December 2009 • 4 min read

Technology

MPs warn failure to bridge green skills gap will dynamite low carbon economy

Environmental Audit Committee report argues one in three firms operating in low carbon industries are already facing skills shortages

clock 16 December 2009 • 2 min read