SASRI, US biotech company to work on efficient sugarcane

According to foodingredientsfirst.com, California-based agricultural technology company Arcadia Biosciences Inc has signed an agreement with the South African Sugarcane Research Institute (SASRI) to develop nitrogen use-efficient (NUE) sugarcane. 4 Nov 2011 12:02

Investment conference focus on development on Africa

The 6th Columbia International Investment Conference, entitled "The Resource Boom and FDI in Africa: new players, new opportunities, a new agenda for development", will take place at Columbia University, New York, from 26-27 October 2011. 26 Sep 2011 10:38

Electric cars for short hops in new scheme

LONDON, UK: Electric cars becoming an economically rational choice for short hop journeys and now 100% electric vehicles to be made available in pioneering pilot scheme for PwC. 26 Apr 2011 06:00

Renewable M&As market rallies

LONDON, UK: North America's switch on to energy efficiency has driven their position in the global renewable M&A market in the last 12 months, and could act as a driver for the region to become the dominant renewables market within three years, according to new analysis by PwC. In Europe, however, regulatory uncertainty clouds European deals. 29 Mar 2011 08:50

Fast pace of Africa's urbanisation challenge water supplies; sanitation

Rapid urbanisation over the last five decades is changing Africa's landscape and also generating formidable challenges for supplies of water and sanitation services says a new UN report released this week. 24 Mar 2011 10:04

Green fraud - crime's new frontier

LONDON, UK: A new frontier for fraud and market abuse has opened up as the scale of sustainable business activity and 'green' projects grows while the controls and systems that protect them remain relatively weak, says a PwC report. 28 Feb 2011 07:48

TH!NK climate blogging competition COP16 winners announced

MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS: The European Journalism Centre has announced the winners of its TH!NK 4: Climate Change blogging competition. More than 173 bloggers and journalists participated in the competition from around the world, reporting on both global and local climate change issues. 29 Nov 2010 09:10