Napier University in Edinburgh is launching the Biofuel Research Centre, the first of its kind in the UK, to find sustainable alternatives to energy based on fossil fuels.

Three days before Brussels unveiled its Strategic Energy Technology Policy, the UK Prime Minister set out his vision for applying technology to create a low carbon economy.

The European Investment Bank and the European Commission have announced the introduction of the Risk Sharing Finance Facility to provide additional support to R&D and innovation projects in Europe.

An international agency should be set up to coordinate moves to combat global warming, says John Browne, former chief executive of oil giant BP.