Cleantech ticker: 30 March 2009
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates:
- Earth Hour saw record participation this year, with a record 4,000 cities in 88 countries turning off lights for one hour on 28 March to raise awareness about climate change;
- HSBC plans to begin offering “green” insurance products across the globe this year;
- Sydney could see three times as many respiratory problems by 2060 as climate change brings not only warmer temperatures but worsening air pollution, scientists warn;
- Thomas Schaffer has been appointed the new CFO at Osram GmbH;
- National Wind Solutions has launched a new initiative to help minority business owners launch alternative energy projects in the wind and fuel cell industries;
- Montana State University is participating in a $79 million programme to study how to sequester carbon dioxide in underground porous rock formations;
- Procter and Gamble says it plans to double its per-unit reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water and energy by 2012;
- GE Capital has reportedly invested in electric car company Tesla.
