Carbon Trading

Markets might be up and down, but greenhouse gases still look a good bet

Barack Obama would issue Congress with 18 month ultimatum on carbon regulation before effectively bypassing the legislature

Cap and trade rejected in short term as firms set their own reduction targets

Businesses are urging the government to use its carbon credit income to fund cleantech innovation

Governments are not doing enough to back carbon sequestration, according to an international energy body

CDM firm sees share price jump on solid financial performance

Leaders claim they will stick to carbon targets, but Italy and Eastern Europe insist more should be done to protect polluting industries

Study predicts new carbon markets in US, Japan and Australia will see global price of carbon increase 53 per cent by 2020

Rising carbon prices and increased demand saw the global market expand 81 per cent during the first three quarters of 2008

Government-backed report argues forestry should be introduced into global carbon markets