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Carbon project to keep Chernobyl radiation locked up
08 September 2011An NGO is developing an emissions reduction project in Belarus that will restore peatland contaminated by fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
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EU urged to use to diplomacy in climate, energy policy
08 September 2011The EU should promote low-carbon energy policies in countries outside its borders as part of the bloc's plans to tackle climate change and become less vulnerable to oil shocks, according to the European Commission.
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Pepsi top of the pops, Coke canned in DJSI review
08 September 2011Coca-Cola has been kicked off the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, while rival food and drinks firm PepsiCo Inc was identified as a 'supersector leader'.
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Debt-financed deal to double US residential solar installations
08 September 2011SolarCity has secured $344 million in financing for a project to install solar panels on US military housing from US Renewables Group (USRG) in a deal backed by a Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee.
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Industry pressure and politics blamed for Obama's smog rule delay
07 September 2011The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will abandon its pursuit of stricter smog standards at the direction of President Barack Obama and in what environmentalists and some legislators decried as a cave-in to industry.
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Taking the plunge
06 September 2011Investors and financiers are gradually becoming comfortable with investing in Europe's offshore wind industry. But will investment flow fast enough? Mark Nicholls reports
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Solar PV edging towards grid parity in Europe
06 September 2011Solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation will be grid competitive in parts of Europe as early as 2013, and across key European markets by the end of the decade, according to an industry association report – making the technology more attractive to investors.
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Biomass energy fuelling developing country land-grab – IIED
06 September 2011Increasing use of biomass for energy generation is leading investors to buy plantation land in poor countries, putting at risk the livelihoods and food security of some of the world's most vulnerable people, according to a report by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
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Clean-tech funds have $27m at stake in Solyndra bankruptcy
06 September 2011Some renowned clean-tech investment funds are owed money by Solyndra, the California-based manufacturer of cylindrical solar photovoltaic cells, which today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Climate Bonds Initiative adds four veterans to advisory panel
06 September 2011The Climate Bonds Initiative, which is hoping to catalyse the climate or 'green' bond market, has added four environmental finance industry veterans to its board.