Offsets

UK offset specialist acquires US operations and sets sights on Asia

There is a lot to admire about the EU's plans to tighten up its emissions trading scheme. But, as Steve Zwick discovers, many in the carbon offsetting industry feel they are being sold short by the proposals

French energy giant shells out £39m for UK-listed emission reduction project operator

Banking giant acquires equity stake in Blue Source in alliance to take carbon credits to wider corporate audience

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

Company launches carbon offset scheme in Middle East and pledges to sign up more markets to carbon reduction programme

As member states meet to discuss EU's proposals, fears are growing that key components of the legislation will be watered down

Auction designed to tackle carbon credit "gazumping" is massively oversubscribed

Analysts claim firms are cutting corners to get CDM projects approved, amid wider concerns about the additionality of many schemes

Concerns over validity of carbon calculations