Green economy


Where’s the green boom?

Most investment experts claim that the clean energy sector will boom, but so far most investors remain fearful of putting their money in an industry where government regularly adjusts legislation and the future is uncertain.

Cleantech trends: the missing links stifling development

Cleantech may well be the industry of the new millennium, but even in a year when investments in clean energy outstripped those in fossil fuels the Australia sector remains a mere blip on the radar of local investors. Giles Parkinson reports.

Green energy helps power India’s growth

India may get criticism for its lack of green credentials, but its entrepreneurs and investors are popping up in green tourism and the clean energy industry, in search of the fertile green dollar.

Newsweek‘s top 500 green companies

Newsweek has ranked the green credentials of the biggest companies in the US to create an epic list of the most eco-friendly empires and industries. Here’s how they did it, and here’s why.

Why green building is more profitable

Green buildings are worth developing — not just for the environment, but for your wallet.

Kofi Annan: Africa must establish a green economy

Africa is being harshly affected by climate change, but it’s not all bad news, says Kofi Annan: climate change opens up new economic opportunities for countries on the continent.