Carbon Trading

WWF and Point Carbon study argues free allocation of carbon allowances in phase II of scheme mean energy giants will continue to enjoy huge windfalls

Emissions from firms covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme actually climbed last year, but experts claim outlook is far more positive for 2008

New website offers detailed information on complex rules governing UN's carbon trading and offsetting initiative

World Bank-backed International Finance Corporation inks agreement to buy its first carbon credits from projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

The government's much trumpeted carbon reduction commitment trading scheme will provide negligible financial incentive for organisations to curb energy use

As government publishes paper outlining plans for emissions trading from 2010, leading employers' group calls for tax break to help them cope with new scheme

Supermarkets, 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

As influential business group drops opposition to idea trade ministry confirms it is to investigate launching a formal cap-and-trade scheme

New study estimates cap-and-trade scheme proposed in Lieberman-Warner climate bill would be worth $150bn in 2012

Price of carbon dips below €20 a tonne as fears of recession bite