low carbon economy

Mar
04

Siemens, Carbon Trust offer £550m in green financing

The Carbon Trust and Siemens have partnered to provide UK businesses with green equipment finance worth up to £550 million
1 min read
Feb
18

New council to draft UK green economy roadmap

The UK’s new Green Economy Council, which met for the first time this week, will focus on finding ways
1 min read
Feb
18

Smarter homes, clean energy vital for UK security

Speaking to the Royal Geographic Society, Chris Huhne, Britain’s secretary for energy and climate change, said the UK urgently
1 min read
Dec
10

Climate talks as sausage-making

If you believe in the importance of shifting to a low-carbon economy, reading through the WikiLeaks’ US embassy cables about
2 min read
Oct
20

Thumbs up, down for UK spending

In its Spending Review announced today, the UK government outlined a programme of deep and wide-ranging budget cuts across every
3 min read
Oct
11

Market alone can't build green economy

Preventing dangerous climate change and building a low-carbon economy go hand-in-hand with economic recovery from the recession, agree leaders from
2 min read
Apr
16

'Green' must stop being fickle, start talking tangibles

So the game is back on then. A combination of events this week has lead to a surge in enquiries
1 min read
Mar
31

Britain sees busy week for low-carbon, climate plans

Energy- and carbon-minded British officials are keeping busy this week: on the eve of a rollout of new feed-in tariffs
2 min read
Mar
30

New map to clean energy: 'This time could be different'

If European and North African power markets worked together, both regions could generate 100 per cent of their electricity from
3 min read
Dec
10

Move to low-carbon economy should benefit all, forum urges

A new government forum has begun working to make sure the transition to a low-carbon economy will benefit workers, businesses
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