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The Shadow Chancellor George Osbourne has unveiled plans for a new ‘green Isa’.  If the investment is approved as a ‘green investment’ savers would be able to save more than the current £7,000 tax free sum in a stocks and shares Isa.  The former Chief Executive of Norwich Union Patrick Snowball will held up a working group to investigate the opportunity.

There’s been some recent coverage in the UK press about BP’s ‘Alternative Energy‘ business which focuses on wind power, hydrogen and solar manufacturing ventures. Chief Executive Tony Hayward has plans to develop the Alternative Energy unit. Though BP has to demonstrate the renewable energy unit can generate a return for BP shareholders.

The National Trust are using the 29th of February as their ‘Great Green Leap Day’, whereby staff are being given the opportunity to spend the day ‘greening’ their home or local community.