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WHEB Ventures Limited is the UK’s first dedicated ‘green tech’ venture capital fund head by Ben Goldsmith, the environmentalist, and partners.

Leaf Clean Energy invests in companies which are involved in alternative fuels, renewable power generation and in companies which use technology to reduce the impact of waste generated by traditional energy producers.  They are listed on the Alternative Investment Market in London.

The Merrill Lynch New Energy Technology invests in companies which have a focus on alternative energy or energy technology.

The Guinness Alternative Energy Fund co-managed by Matthew Page will launch in the UK shortly. The US version of this fund returned over 40 per cent during 2007.

The Sunday Times has launched the Best Green Companies 2008 award.   The objective of the awards is to highlight companies businesses and other organisations which are striving to improve their environmental performance.

The Mayor of London has recently announced a new programme, spending approximately £500 million over the next 10 years, to improve the cycling and walking experiences in London for both Londoners and tourists.  The programme will help to create a new network of routes for cyclists and pedestrians in London and introduce a bike hire scheme in central London.  One of the aims of the project is to encourage 1 in 10 Londoners to take a ‘round trip’ by bike each day.  This will help to reduce CO2 emissions by 1.6 million tonnes per annum.