Analysts say new commitment period is insufficient to tackle lack of demand for carbon credits
11 Dec 2012
Reuters report that cluster of Eastern European states could ditch extended Kyoto Protocol in protest at emissions caps
11 Dec 2012
A round up of the major outcomes of the two-week climate summit
10 Dec 2012
Summit closes with agreements on climate aid, Kyoto Protocol and procedure, but green groups unhappy with "polluter's charter"
10 Dec 2012
Green groups slam lack of ambition as ministers finalise historic climate deal
09 Dec 2012
EU, Australia and Norway also sign up to new carbon-cutting targets as fortnight-long conference in Qatar closes
09 Dec 2012
US resisting new commitment to recognise climate "loss and damage" faced by poorer nations, as Poland accused of blocking final deal
08 Dec 2012
But COP18 talks likely to continue into tomorrow as negotiators attempt to tie together key strands
07 Dec 2012
Delegates call on host nation to drive talks towards a successful close, as fears mount that no deal will be reached today
07 Dec 2012
The 25 members of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition have agreed to vastly reduce black carbon, methane and ozone
07 Dec 2012
New NAMA fund launched as Norway "rewards" Brazil's effort to limit deforestation with £111m donation to Amazon Fund
07 Dec 2012
Jane Burston finds protestors and climate sceptic Lord Monckton have 'hot air' in common
06 Dec 2012
UN chief says a 2015 climate deal could be undermined if developed countries fail to outline how they plan to mobilise $100bn fund
05 Dec 2012
Ministry of Environmental Protection sets new targets to tackle harmful air pollution, after admitting 70 per cent of cities fail to meet minimum standards
06 Dec 2012
Ed Davey confirms UK will deliver £1.5bn pledged Fast Start finance by end of December 2012
04 Dec 2012
Corporations that use renewable energy will soon be able to promote their green credentials using new international labelling scheme
04 Dec 2012
New paper by leading economist says action will be required from emerging economies even if rich countries produce zero emissions by 2030
04 Dec 2012
Report finds cumulative investment in climate-related projects of $364bn last year needs to be more than trebled
03 Dec 2012
Observers argue attempt to end two-track negotiations could remove overlap and accelerate progress towards carbon-cutting agreement
30 Nov 2012
Jane Burston hears delegates debate the future of emission trading at the Doha climate summit
30 Nov 2012
Over 150 organisations say Kyoto loopholes are undermining carbon-cutting efforts
29 Nov 2012
Poorer countries issue formal call for a strengthening of the proposed second Kyoto commitment period, as US reiterates commitment to UN talks
28 Nov 2012
Frozen soils could account for 39 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions as temperatures rise, report warns
27 Nov 2012
Business leaders crave certainty from UN climate talks, but regardless of the outcome from Doha plenty of climate policies are already pretty certain
27 Nov 2012
As Qatar and US defend climate change records, new figures reveal investment in developing world clean energy projects falling well short of targets
27 Nov 2012
Prime Minister rubberstamps ambitious proposals to create national carbon market capable of slashing greenhouse gas emissions 10 per cent by 2020
27 Nov 2012
Emissions trading body argues that encouraging countries to participate in Clean Development Mechanism would help reduce glut of credits
26 Nov 2012
As summit kicks off, separate reports say rich nations are failing to meet climate funding commitments and the problem is likely to get worse
26 Nov 2012
As diplomats meet in Doha for COP18, the CarbonNeutral Company's Jonathan Shopley, argues neither the climate nor business will not gain from the talks
26 Nov 2012
BusinessGreen previews COP 18 as talks kick off in Doha this week
26 Nov 2012
The climate has been back on Obama's lips since his re-election, but the Doha conference will show if he is all talk
23 Nov 2012
Lead climate negotiator says emissions will rise with economic growth, but pledges new measures to cut carbon whatever the outcome at Doha
22 Nov 2012
Even meeting emissions commitment will leave the planet far beyond internationally agreed limits, report finds
21 Nov 2012
Emerging economies insist any post-2020 treaty will have to be based on Kyoto regime, laying foundations for another major row with the US
21 Nov 2012
Proposal could break deadlock at climate talks over raising finances for poorer countries to adapt to global warming
21 Nov 2012
Much criticised carbon trading scheme has delivered $215bn of investment in emission-cutting projects since 2006
21 Nov 2012
Coalition of institutional investors calls for shift in climate policy to encourage more sustainable low carbon investments
20 Nov 2012
UN warns vulnerability to commodity price spikes can damage nations' balance of payments
20 Nov 2012
More than 100 companies sign communiqué warning carbon pricing mechanism is needed to drive large-scale low-carbon investment
19 Nov 2012
Planet is set for four degrees of warming by end of the century without radical decoupling of growth and carbon, report warns
19 Nov 2012
But New Zealand refuses to follow suit and will instead sign a non-binding pledge
09 Nov 2012
Current rates of decarbonisation are well short of the five per cent a year needed to avoid worst effects of climate change
05 Nov 2012
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