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Defra report says scheme would be too unpopular and set-up costs would outweigh financial gains
09 May 2008
World Bank claims carbon market more than doubled in size last year, but experts warn of rocky road ahead as uncertainty over post-2012 framework begins to bite
07 May 2008
Expansion of carbon market into Asian time zone would result in stronger price signals for European traders
29 Apr 2008As Greece is suspended from UN carbon trading scheme, verification firm insists mechanism is on track to deliver over 2.7bn tonnes in emission reductions
23 Apr 2008New global poll reveals majority believe oil prices will just keep climbing
22 Apr 2008Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment cap-and-trade scheme could penalise companies using green energy
17 Apr 2008Investment bank predicts strong demand for credits that it claims will deliver biodiversity benefits alongside carbon reductions
17 Apr 2008In a last-ditch attempt to save his environmental legacy, the US president is today expected to set out new goals for cutting carbon emissions
16 Apr 2008UN regulators respond to ‘incompetence’ claim by clamping down on approvals
14 Apr 2008WWF and Point Carbon study argues free allocation of carbon allowances in phase II of scheme mean energy giants will continue to enjoy huge windfalls
08 Apr 2008Emissions from firms covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme actually climbed last year, but experts claim outlook is far more positive for 2008
02 Apr 2008New website offers detailed information on complex rules governing UN's carbon trading and offsetting initiative
01 Apr 2008World Bank-backed International Finance Corporation inks agreement to buy its first carbon credits from projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
28 Mar 2008As government publishes paper outlining plans for emissions trading from 2010, leading employers' group calls for tax break to help them cope with new scheme
20 Mar 2008The government's much trumpeted carbon reduction commitment trading scheme will provide negligible financial incentive for organisations to curb energy use
20 Mar 2008Supermarkets, hotels and public sector urged to begin preparing for Carbon Reduction Commitment as government confirms large UK organisations will be rewarded or penalised based on carbon emissions performance
14 Mar 2008As influential business group drops opposition to idea trade ministry confirms it is to investigate launching a formal cap-and-trade scheme
21 Feb 2008New study estimates cap-and-trade scheme proposed in Lieberman-Warner climate bill would be worth $150bn in 2012
14 Feb 2008Price of carbon dips below €20 a tonne as fears of recession bite
24 Jan 2008New custody, clearing and settlement service similar to those available on the money markets aims to remove risk and complexity from carbon trading processes
23 Jan 2008Trade-in carbon credits grows 80 per cent in 2007
22 Jan 2008
Many now accept that a global carbon market is an "impending reality", but how should businesses prepare. Stephen Mooney investigates the five steps every firm should take to ensure they are ready for carbon trading 08 Apr 2008
The EU's emissions trading scheme has had a decidedly shaky start but that does not mean carbon trading can't work 04 Apr 2007
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