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.

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.

Ecuador touts world's first really green oil deal

13 Aug 10 - Ecuador's ambition to save its rainforest from exploitation could point the way to sparing other threatened landscapes

How Portugal gave itself an energy makeover

13 Aug 10 - Five years ago, Portugal pledged to reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels and embarked on an array of ambitious renewable energy projects.

Making biochar makes sense, study shows

13 Aug 10 - If every bit of biomass that could be collected sustainably were converted to biochar and the gas produced in the conversion process used for energy, human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be...

Huge Greenland iceberg sparks sea-level scare

13 Aug 10 - Sea levels could rise by up to seven metres if greenhouse gas emissions are not scaled back, a panel of leading geoscientists has told the US Congress.

Americans sceptical about change, says poll

13 Aug 10 - Americans are increasingly sceptical of issues around climate change, a new poll shows.

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