Projects will largely target reducing emissions from deforestation

Shell, Tesco and Vodafone among firms arguing that a 30 per cent target for 2020 backed by a strong carbon price is vital to business interests

Watchdog steps up crack down on hazardous chemicals, denying firms confidentiality clause that has been used to conceal the identity of around 17,000 chemicals from the EPA

Greenhouse gas emissions down as company says it will no longer offset carbon

"Semi-industrialised, highly inefficient, badly insulated and ugly" buidings could be torn down

The plant will have capacity to produce a total of 5,000MW of batteries

Private sector expected to shoulder most of investment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 150 million tonnes by 2030 and reduce oil imports by 344 million barrels

Move seen as huge vote of confidence in switch to electric vehicles

China's most senior negotiator on climate change says more research needed to establish whether warming is man-made

Report predicts seven-fold expansion in two years for emerging carbon accounting software category