Clean Technology

Volcanoes, seaweed and space lasers: Five energy technologies to fight climate change

The energy debate often doesn’t stretch much further than fossil fuels and nuclear power, but there are a host of alternative technologies in the pipeline.

Rio+20 Business Focus: Intel on how IT can cut carbon and boost profits

Embedding Information and communications technology (ICT) into your business strategy offers huge returns. Intel estimates ICT could cut 15% of global emissions by 2020.

Profit not image driving cleantech boom as business tackles climate change

Cutting costs and carbon emissions more important drivers than public image and branding, according to new study by advisory group Grant Thornton.

Greenpeace slates Apple, Twitter and Amazon over energy use

As web giants expand ‘cloud computing’ capabilities, more attention is required on efficiency and renewable sources, says report.

UN delegate: Technology transfer is not about the rich giving to poor

Breakdown of rich-poor divide evident says member of UN’s climate tech transfer committee.

Facebook signs clean energy pact with Greenpeace

Web giant will pursue renewable power sources for data centres and ramp up research into energy efficiency.