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The private sector is sitting on an untapped opportunity in the energy efficiency space that could save UK businesses up to £6bn a year, according to a Carbon Connect report launched by UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne MP. 
The economic crisis has not affected transaction prices in the wind or solar sector adversely, according to new research. 
Enough biotechnology crops were grown in 2010 worldwide to cover the entire land area of China, just 15 years after they were initially commercialised, new findings show. 
Investing just two per cent of global gross domestic product into ten sustainable sectors would be sufficient to jump-start a low carbon economy and accelerate global gross domestic product, a new United Nations report finds. 
More than two-thirds of companies are planning to increase their commitment to sustainability this year, despite the tough economy, according to a new report. 
While global policy remains a key driver for the clean energy sector, the scale, scope and commitment of Chinese leadership will foment a structural change in the sector in 2011, Deutsche Bank’s latest cleantech risk analysis forecasts. 
A biodiversity mechanism market system could turn biodiversity credits into tradable assets, much like a carbon trading platform, new research highlights. 
Continued delay in climate change policy action and a lack of international coordination could cost institutional investors trillions of dollars over the coming decades, writes investment and business consultancy Mercer. 
Last year was a stellar year for the smart grid industry; sales revenues increased, investment boomed and consolidation through acquisition and merger produced a much stronger base of vibrant companies, writes business intelligence provider Memoori. 
All of the world’s power needs could be provided by clean energy that is both economic and sustainable by 2050, according to a new report.
A total of 16 private equity, venture capital and development capital-backed deals targeted the cleantech industry in January with a total value of $512m, according to data compiled by Zephyr and Bureau van Dijk exclusively for NewNet.
As Europe begins to emerge from a global recession blamed on careless lending, which forced many banks to curb spending, a new report by Barclays Capital shows the banking sector will be pivotal in meeting the continent’s emission reduction targets. 
Growth in offshore wind installations was the key driver behind the 9.3GW of new wind power capacity that was built in the European Union during 2010, according to new figures.
Investors risk compromising African communities and the environment by entering into hurried, clandestine or one-sided deals with African nations, the International Institute for Environment and Development has warned. 
A raft of measures, including the establishment of an independent body, should be taken to facilitate the transmission of renewable energy between Italy and Tunisia, a new report has advised. 
China has now officially overtaken the US as the country with the most installed wind energy capacity, according to the latest figures. 
Photovoltaic system installer and financing company SunRun has identified key areas in which the cost of solar power in the US could be brought down dramatically, helping the technology reach grid parity.
Confidence that the UK government will enable the growth of the UK’s cleantech sector over the next 12 months has fallen sharply after the electricity market reform and the Comprehensive Spending Review, according to new research. 
Pressure on local authorities to increase the rate of recycling to avoid exceeding landfill allowances could see the quality of recycled materials degrade to such an extent they are unusable and sent back to rubbish tips, according to the Institute for Civil Engineers. 
