Cap And Trade
7 Stories
How to finance a green-tech revolution
News Venture-backed tech companies create lots of buzz, but many companies that create green jobs rely on different--and troubled--funding sources.
Tags: Green IT, Business, Investment, Manufacturing, Investor, Renewable Energy, Government, financing, venture capital, CEO
Buildings, traffic next frontiers for Microsoft
News People need software to control electrical consumption, so Microsoft is moving into energy efficiency.
Tags: Green IT
Bill Clinton: Business is the key to climate change
News Speaking at a green business conference, former U.S. president argues that successful green technology projects lead to more investment and action on climate change.
Tags: Green IT, Conference, Real Estate, Clinton Global Initiative, financing, Copenhagen, energy efficiency, pollution, bank, sustainability
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., Renewable Energy, electricity grid, greenhouse gas, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
Emissions cuts can tame global warming
News A supercomputer simulation by the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows best- and worst-case scenarios of the world climate in the year 2100.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Carbon Emission, Asia, greenhouse gas emission, Emission, NCAR, Australia, computer, greenhouse gas
