George Bush again sidesteps UN

(ClimateRadar.com) Once again George Bush will sidestep the UN conference on climate change this week, and will only attend the gala dinner. This is in light of the ‘other climate change summit’ that he is organising on Thursday at the White House. Although it reflects an effort to acknowledge climate change, many see this as [...]

Investor alliance sign petition to US stock market

(ClimateRadar.com) A broad coalition of investors, state officials with regulatory and fiscal management responsibilities, and environmental groups today filed a landmark petition asking the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require publicly-traded companies to assess and fully disclose their financial risks from climate change. The 22 petitioners include leading institutional investors in the U.S. and [...]

Canadian Solar company secures $17m

(ClimateRadar.com) Day4Energy, a Vancouver-based company has secured $17m to expand its production of solar panels. Day4 Energy has developed new PV technology that will significantly reduce the cost of PV to the end-user, making future technology a reality.
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LG to invest $2M in new Solar Company

(ClimateRadar.com) South Korean giant, LG, is planning to start a solar subsidsiary called LG Solar. It will invest $2m to start, with at further $5m to operate. “LG Corp. has made a decision to advance into the green and renewable energy sector, which has high growth potential, though detailed plans are not yet decided,” said [...]

Sanyo producing will produce €20m of solar panels

(ClimateRadar.com) According to SolarBuzz, the Japanese electronics giant, Sanyo, has agreed to cooperate in the financing and manufacturing of solar panels worth €20M/year with German based Wattner AG.
http://www.solarbuzz.com/news/NewsEUCO442.htm