Flushed
with success: New Zealand makes biofuel from sewage
Solray Energy stakes claim to world's largest algae refinery, which converts
toilet wastewater to biofuel
Insurance
giant warns climate "tipping points" in sight
As insurance industry warns UK floods will cost £100m, Allianz says sector will
have to adapt coverage models to cope with soaring climate risks
Hedegaard
in running for EU climate commissioner role
Danish government insists cabinet reshuffle will not disrupt Copenhagen Summit
Scientists
crack sustainable plastics puzzle
Team from South Korea find way to make conventional plastics from organic
products rather than fossil fuels
Climate
scientist at centre of leaked email row dismisses conspiracy claims
Phil Jones of the University of East Anglia denies emails provide evidence of
collusion by climatologists to fix data
Norway
debuts world's first osmotic power plant
Statkraft debuts osmosis-based power plant, talks up prospects of 25MW facility
Sanyo
to sell homes powered by solar panels and Li-ion batteries
Japanese homebuyers eligible for subsidies for electronics giant's eco-friendly
houses
Conservatives
to unveil green policy push
Osborne to announce plans for 10 per cent Whitehall emission target, new
low-carbon investment bank, green ISAs and recycling incentive scheme
India
approves $922m for solar plan in bid to boost PV capacity
First phase of ambitious project aims to increase solar production from 6MW to
200MW by 2012
Conservatives
pledge to stop UK fossil-fuel subsidies
Scale of support to carbon-intensive industries is "scandalous", say Tories