Investment

High-profile electric car manufacturer drives its way into the black for the first time

Government announces plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 per cent by 2020

New $480m project funded with help of European export credit agencies

Google-backed solar thermal firm cuts ribbon on 5MW facility

Energy Information Administration study predicts Waxman-Markey bill will accelerate shift to low-carbon technologies

South Korea's Samsung invests $33m to support coal-to-fertilizer plant

Government panel says households to share the expense, spending $809 annually

Green Building Council sets out plan for £5bn pay-as-you-save green home loan scheme

Europe's high-speed rail giant, SNCF, predicts domestic air travel in UK could lose millions of passengers to a 250mph train service

But uncertainty remains over how $22bn project costs will be covered