Investment

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

BusinessGreen takes a closer look at the government's controversial attempts to clean up the carbon offset market

Industry coalition to involve many of the biggest names in the UK's carbon offset sector

Government's quality mark to only support Kyoto-approved credits, but Defra insists it will extend scheme for voluntary credits if industry can develop a robust standard

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

Negotiations underway between leading offset operators looking to bolster the sector's credibility with launch of new trade group

Negotiations are underway between leading offset providers looking to bolster the sector's credibility with the launch of a new trade group

Study argues that those investors who regard ethical investments as synonymous with green investments could be in for a nasty shock

UK, US and Japan plan for green technology transfer fund still on the table despite rest of G7's failure to sign up

Green investment funds seem to be being launched on a daily basis, but how do they decide which companies are really green? Rick Stathers, environmental analyst for investment giant Schroders, gives us an insight