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Reports that Exxon has stopped funding some groups that lobby against action on climate change have had a guarded welcome from environmentalists

London 17 July: The US Environmental Protection Agency published a long-awaited document on how it could regulate greenhouse gas emissions using existing legislation, but effectively passed the buck to Congress and the next president to see the process through.

London, 17 July: US electric and gas utility Exelon has pledged to greatly reduce its carbon emissions by 2020 at a cost, it estimates, of more than $10 billion.

London, 17 July: US investment research firm Renaissance Capital has launched an index to track recently listed ‘green segment’ companies.

London, 17 July: The Triodos Renewable Energy Fund (Triodos Renewables) has raised £10 million ($20 million) through a share issue, to be invested in renewable energy projects in the UK.

Brussels 17 July: Rolls-Royce, British Airways, Pratt & Whitney and collaborators have become the latest aerospace firms to study the use of biofuels in commercial aircraft engines.

Paperboard packaging puts a huge burden on our forests and millions of tonnes of it ends up as landfill. WWF teamed up with the world's biggest manufacturer of drink cartons to find a solution.

Energy efficiency IT in buildings is on the rise. But some designers argue that more energy can be saved by the natural approach

New ideas for environmental solutions are showcased by innovative students at the 2008 Imagine Cup in Paris.

Cost and infrastructure improvements mean the sector is finally poised to boom