Clean green investing machine

As the credit crunch rumbles on, investors need to determine if the green sector is still a money-making machine, powered by a stream of investment into climate change funds - or if the ride for cleantech and renewables companies will not be as smooth as hoped

There has been a plethora of investors clamouring to invest in climate change funds and an influx of money into the space, but will that change in light of recent market volatility? Is the credit crunch affecting investment in renewables and cleantech stocks? Currently there is no negative fallout as a result of the credit crunch, according to Bozena Jankowska, manager of Allianz's RCM Global EcoTrends fund, although whether there are any implications down the road remains to be seen. Terry Coles, co-manager of F&C Global Climate Opportunities, agreed, saying: "In terms of demand, we ar...