Intelligent electricity generation and distribution is essential to make the EU's 2020 renewable energy target

Products are increasingly being designed, manufactured and packaged with a new focus on the end of their life cycle – and beyond
Producers and retailers are scrambling to cut emissions before they are obliged to, and new technology provides some solutions
Do computer eco-labels mean anything?
Reporting leaders, including Tesco, Dell and Nestle, are being urged to find out what their suppliers’ carbon footprints are. The move is getting a mixed response
Key legislation in Congress and a hive of activity on the carbon trading front suggest real progress, writes Emily Farnworth
Bidders for British Energy want the company's planning papers, not its aging reactors
From chemically recycled clothes to nanotech solar panels and jet fuel from algae, these companies are playing hardball with green technology. Zara Maung and Chris Bianchi report
Controversy over forests and carbon trading in Latin America is giving way to market opportunity. But project developers are still working out the rules of the game.
Ford’s commitment to a 30% cut in emissions by 2020 has won it praise, even though it does little more than meet new US fuel economy rules.
Hurricanes are on the increase and sea levels are rising, but the booming tourist industry is still busy building beachside hotels
Muhammad Yunus harnesses the power of the carbon markets to put green energy in the hands of his country’s poor.
A lethal combination of high prices and falling supply is threatening food security. Is the climate to blame?
Having ironed out some teething problems, the region’s investment potential is growing
Nicholas Stern may have underestimated the cost of cutting carbon, whilst the latest OECD climate report fudged the science to cut costs. Zara Maung and Chris Bianchi investigate the real economics of climate change
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