Offsets

Voluntary Carbon Standard extended to include forestry and agricultural projects

Climate change bill set to pass after government extends feed-in tariff and signals it will put cap on carbon credit imports

New software suite expected to streamline carbon offset processes, making it easier for corporate buyers to track credit origins

Banking giant follows Blue Source deal with acquisition of stake in second offset specialist

German energy giant acquires 50 per cent stake in Agrinergy to support goal of generating 90 million carbon credits by 2012

Carbon trading outfit provides offset customers with access to video diaries demonstrating how the emission reduction projects they fund are working

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