INDONESIA - Jakarta, October 31 - Greenpeace this morning launched its “Forests for Climate” initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people.

Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace’s landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions from tropical deforestation in participating countries in order to meet commitments for the second phase of the Kyoto Protocol (post 2012). Continua a leggere questo articolo…

CHINA - Bejing, Oct 28 - Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC), on Tuesday announced its first two cleantech investments in China.

Intel Capital is investing $20 million in Trony Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., a Chinese thin-film solar energy and solution provider. They also signed an agreement, subject to various closing conditions, to invest in NP Holdings Limited (NPH), a technology company focused on massive electricity storage systems for renewable energy and energy efficiency. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

“These investments demonstrate Intel Capital’s ongoing commitment to investing around the globe and its strategic focus on cleantech,” said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital and executive vice-president of Intel. “Clean technologies are transforming our world and the landscape of entrepreneurship.” Continua a leggere questo articolo…