Although this year's budget disappointed greens by cutting petrol duties, it also included the creation of a green investment bank to finance carbon-free energy projects.

纵使今年预算中汽油税的削减令环保者们寒心，但仍有一些不乏新意的环保政策出台，如：设立一家“绿色”投资银行，主要用于资助一些无碳环保项目。

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The Green Investment Bank, securing investment in low-carbon energy, and tree-planting were among the other government successes, he said.

BBC: Science & Environment

Other questions covered topics including the effects of the Autumn Statement on jobs and skills in the green economy, the Green Investment Bank and reducing energy demand in households.

BBC: Energy and climate change questions

The investment bank says the solar energy's company's earnings may rise more than Wall Street forecasts and that it might buy other companies or its own stock as it generates more cash.

NPR: Stocks Rise As Lackluster Reports Ease Fed Concern