Investment

Investment in renewables rose five per cent in 2008 – proving new methods of power generation are now firmly established

New strategy outlines mandatory use of solar technologies for government and commercial buildings

Record number of new investment funds likely to enter the clean tech space in 2009, report claims

Irish company seeking planning permission for 40MW biomass and wind plan

Green business advisors urge government to show more urgency in development of low-carbon industrial strategy

As plans for three more Chinese wind farms secure approval, the government announces that it is to invest $15bn in bolstering wind energy capacity

Report argues carbon offset mechanisms are beyond reform and should be scrapped

Waste-to-energy firms secures $10m for innovative gasification technology

But Connecticut State Treasurer's Office confident that talks on energy efficiency strategy could follow

Executive board of UN-backed initiative looking into a raft of reforms intended to streamline and extend offsetting scheme