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Renewables provisions survive US stimulus compromise
12 February 2009After a night of intense negotiations, the US House of Representatives and Senate have reached a compromise on a $789 billion economic stimulus package that includes several provisions favourable to the renewable energy sector.
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Airlines call for inclusion in Copenhagen climate deal
12 February 2009A coalition of four leading airlines have banded together to lobby for the sector's inclusion in a new climate deal, expected to be agreed in Copenhagen in December.
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Vattenfall unveils SEK5.6bn switch to biomass fuel
11 February 2009Swedish utility Vattenfall is to spend SEK5.6bn ($670m) to convert two of its three Danish combined heat and power plants to run on biomass as well as coal, as part of a SEK82bn programme to reduce emissions in the Nordic region.
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CME to launch Australian weather contracts, quanto structures
05 February 2009The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is to list temperature-based weather contracts for the Australian cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
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Co-op Bank rejects £1 billion on ethical grounds
05 February 2009The Co-operative Bank has turned down more than £1 billion ($1.5 billion) of "unethical" business since 1992, it announced this week, as it launched the fifth update of the standards organisations must meet to open accounts or receive loans and financing.
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Kellogg sets environmental targets in first CR report
05 February 2009Cereal and convenience food giant Kellogg Company has published its first global corporate responsibility (CR) report, setting targets to reduce its environmental and social impacts.
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Congressmen table US renewables target
05 February 2009Clean energy advocates have renewed hopes that a US federal renewable electricity standard (RES) will be enacted with the introduction of a Congressional bill that matches the goals of President Barack Obama.
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Australian government and states clash on insulation
05 February 2009The Australian government yesterday unveiled a A$2.6 billion (US$1.7 billion) scheme designed to ensure all owner-occupied homes have ceiling insulation and flagged a major extension of a subsidy scheme for landlords who install insulation in their rental properties.
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Climate protestors threaten to shut down London's carbon market
05 February 2009After attracting thousands of climate protestors to the Kingsnorth power station and Heathrow airport, the Camp for Climate Action has turned its sights on leading carbon trading platform, the European Climate Exchange (ECX).
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Further failures in US ethanol sector
04 February 2009US ethanol producers continue to fall victim to the economic crisis with two more companies filing for bankruptcy protection.