Offsets

Danish government joins UK, France and Netherlands in imposing new rules to tackle "carousel fraud"

Uncertainty over Copenhagen leads to slow trading week

More than €334m loaned through China-EU scheme since 2007, reducing emission by 1.57 million tons annually

Minister dismisses "exaggerated" cost projections, arguing that offsets will help reduce the cost of meeting 25 per cent target

Industry steps up lobbying for energy-efficient IT projects to be included in expanded CDM

Offset market quiet as expectations grow that US climate bill will be delayed

Amendments may also give farmers a chance to sell carbon offsets on the open market

Quiet week sees carbon prices dip as a result of worse than expected US unemployment figures

Lisa Ashford of EcoSecurities takes the temperature of the carbon offsetting sector and finds it in remarkably rude health despite the recession

Prices largely unchanged as voluntary carbon market continues tentative recovery