As talks to improve the UN's controversial carbon offset scheme kick off, Det Norske Veritas has been suspended from checking emission reduction projects in developing countries

International report argues support for green taxes jeopardised by failure to ring fence revenue for low carbon investments

Crédit Agricole, HSBC, Munich Re, Standard Chartered and Swiss Re first firms to sign up to standards that could see them refuse financing to projects that fail to disclose carbon emissions

Major US smart grid pilot project aiming to to provide utility and customers with real time energy use data

BusinessGreen.com offers some top tips on how to make sure the annual office festivities prove memorable for all the right reasons

Industry coalition claims better guidance from government is key to helping industry predict costs and accurately price premiums

New World Bank initiative to help provide developing economies with easier access to extreme weather insurance cover

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Meanwhile, GE turns to Canadian hydro