Clean energy

The numbers in the stimulus package for US clean energy projects are juicy but Obama’s billions are no panacea for the sector’s financing woes
As governments around the world launch fiscal stimulus packages, this FT series looks at how much the bail-outs will support environmental investment
Chief executives from leading European industrial companies intend to expand into green areas beyond wind and solar power
More than eight out of 10 US stimulus dollars spent on wind energy farms have gone to foreign companies, according to a report by the Washington-based Investigative Reporting Workshop, a non-profit journalist group.
The UK plans to kick-start an international donor fund to encourage green technologies for the developing world, says the international development minister
Indian companies involved in sustainability and clean energy receive $1.2bn in investment as Nordic fund increases exposure to environmentally responsible companies
As a flood of state aid promise to refloat the industry, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs say it will take larger amounts of capital to guarantee against a return to boom-bust cycles
Interactive feature: Compare the environmental benefits of fiscal stimulus packages with this country-by-country analysis

The numbers in the stimulus package for US clean energy projects are juicy but Obama’s billions are no panacea for the sector’s financing woes
As the world moves to a low-carbon economy, there will be a competitive advantage for those who embrace these technologies, write Joseph Stiglitz and Nicholas Stern
Green provisions in the stimulus bill have generated new hope for alternative energy groups, says Andrew Ward