Special Report
The value of Swiss-based SAM Smart Energy Fund grew 83% last year, and manager Thiemo Lang aims to repeat his success despite concerns over green investing
Enel Chief Executive Fulvio Conti is on the hunt for investment banks to help float its renewable energy business for an estimated $5.4 billion
Though world leaders failed to devise a CO2 reduction plan at last year's Copenhagen summit, green investments hit $150 billion in 2009 and continue moving ahead
Investment in renewable energy could rise as much as 23% this year due to a "bulge" of government stimulus money for wind, solar, and other green technologies
Nine months before climate change talks begin in Cancun, negotiators are already writing off chances for a global agreement this year, partly due to U.S. stasis
Once the biggest green energy commercial lender, government-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has cut financing to wind and solar projects to lessen risk on its balance sheet
Tight budgets have governments trimming subsidies for new energy projects. There could be less private investment amid industry consolidation
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, the biggest U.S. backer of green startups, warns investors to be wary of IPOs this year by iffy companies
Data released Mar. 17 by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that China invested $34.5 billion in clean energy projects last year, outpacing all other G20 countries
The British Prime Minister says carbon capture and storage projects could generate 100,000 jobs and add $10 billion annually to the U.K. economy by 2030
The financial crisis savaged clean energy investment early in 2009, but Asian wind projects and government stimulus are fueling fresh optimism
Shares in coal companies have risen 6.5% this year while solar technology companies are off 17%, as more analysts put "buy" ratings on Peabody Energy than on First Solar
Big money is starting to flow into biomass, geothermal, and marine wave power projects
The amounts of carbon in the atmosphere are out of whack with predictions and reported output
Leaders from 65 nations gather to move the global climate change agenda beyond Kyoto, but success isn't assured
An evening deal struck in Copenhagen has displeased some, but negotiators say world leaders have set forth a solid base for future global actions
One of the bright spots at the Copenhagen climate change summit could be the establishment of a scheme to protect forests and their carbon-absorbing capacity
Early carbon trading efforts flopped because regulators created too many credits and gave them away for free. Washington wants to do better
BusinessWeek and GreenBiz.com have assembled a list of 25 intriguing energy startups, including young companies that tap geothermal heat, turn waste into biodiesel, and more
These clean-energy startups are hitting the market with products and services that could radically alter how we think of, and consume, power
While the federal plan to trade carbon emission credits are a ways off, banks already are preparing for what they see as a new profit
With cutting-edge technology, European companies are becoming world leaders in the fight against climate change
Carbon offset credits allow companies and governments to comply with emissions standards by buying carbon credits. Some individuals and organizations also buy credits to offset the environmental damage from their own energy consumption
Cap and trade, often referred to as emissions trading, is an administrative approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for those companies that reduce their emissions
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