Business Green Newsletter: March 31, 2010

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Wednesday 31 March 2010

Latest BusinessGreen news

UK moves to kick-start stalled UN climate talks
As Gordon Brown meets political and business leaders at Number 10 to discuss climate funding, DECC outlines plan to break post-Copenhagen deadlock

The British government has today attempted to kick-start stalled international climate change negotiations as Gordon Brown met with world leaders, finance ministers and leading economists at the first UN-backed meeting to discuss climate funding proposals.

Environment Agency issues last-minute CRC guidance
New guidance provides advice on how to produce CRC annual reports and carbon footprint data

Report: Clean tech investment set to soar 35 per cent this year
Analyst predicts failure to deliver international climate change deal will not derail clean tech investment recovery

Last minute U-turn saves Tesla’s electric sports car
Extended deal with Lotus will allow Tesla to continue to stock flagship Roadster ahead of move into electric sedan market

“Climategate” blow fragments corporate response to global warming
Survey reveals more than half of respondents believe “jury is still out” on the urgent need to tackle climate change

Exclusive: E.ON to target onsite renewable energy market
Energy giant in talks with solar panel producers ahead of feed-in tariff launch