Big banks take new look at dirty industries

3 Sep 10 - Two international banks operating in New Zealand are among financial institutions reportedly growing wary of environmental risks in lending.

Biofuel demand driving Africa land grab

3 Sep 10 - Biofuel demand is driving a new land grab in Africa, with at least five million hectares acquired by foreign firms to grow crops in 11 countries, a study by an environmental group said this week.

France to pump billions into renewables

3 Sep 10 - France has launched a programme to pump $1.71 billion into green chemistry, solar power and other emerging technology research.

Carbon traders setting up shop in Singapore

3 Sep 10 - More companies trading in carbon offsets and those financing emissions reduction projects are setting up shop in Singapore.

Lomborg changes tune in new book

3 Sep 10 - Climate change sceptic Bjørn Lomborg, once compared to Adolf Hitler by UN climate chief Rajendra Pachauri, will publish a book next month that calls climate change “one of the chief concerns facing the world today.”

India to start market-based carbon trading

3 Sep 10 - India will soon start a market-based emission trading system to check industrial pollution, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has announced.

Indonesia ripe for trading fraud, warn experts

27 Aug 10 - Ambitious plans to harness Indonesia’s millions of hectares of forest to offset carbon emissions could give rise to a new strain of corruption and financial fraud unless managed properly, experts warn.

Plants on a carbon go-slow, say scientists

27 Aug 10 - Earth's plants reduced their carbon uptake by 606 million tonnes during the past 10 years, according to a new study.

Traders demand EU act to bolster market

27 Aug 10 - European carbon market traders have called on the European Union to act now to inject some much needed confidence into the market.

EVENT: Carbon Forum Asia 2010: October 27-28, Singapore

27 Aug 10 - As of July 2010, the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention has registered more 2300 CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) projects globally, an increase of more than 35 per cent over a...

Nappy plan wins Government money

27 Aug 10 - A feasibility study into a project to set up a disposable nappy-composting facility in Wellington has received government money.

Race is on for biggest offshore wind turbines

20 Aug 10 - British, American and Norwegian engineers are in a race to design and build the Holy Grail of wind turbines – giant, 10MW offshore machines twice the size and power of anything seen before.

PHEW! Welcome to 2010, the world's hottest year

20 Aug 10 - This year has been the hottest in recorded history, according to weather scientists.

Floods might have set new benchmark

20 Aug 10 - Flooding that has swamped one-fifth of Pakistan and left millions homeless could be the worst natural disaster to date attributable to climate change, UN officials and climatologists believe.

Boris gets 11,000 Londoners on their bikes

20 Aug 10 - The Mayor of London’s cycle hire scheme has been launched.

How British firm saves big by being green

20 Aug 10 - A British company behind natural and organic meat and dairy-free brands such as Linda McCartney, Soy Dream and Granose, has developed a taste for being green.

What Nick Smith said to transtasman business leaders

13 Aug 10 - This week Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith spoke at the 6th annual Climate Change and Business Conference, being held in Sydney. This is what he said:

Tasman challenge: Cut emissions by 15 per cent

13 Aug 10 - Australia and New Zealand can cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 15 per cent by 2020 in economically beneficial ways, say business leaders at the 6th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change...

Meridian to build huge Aussie wind farm

13 Aug 10 - Meridian has done another deal to build a wind farm in Australia.

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