Legislation

Draft laws underway to reduce greenhouse gas output

Survey of businesses impacted by cap-and-trade scheme reveals talk of job losses accounts for little more than scaremongering

Coalition of leading environmental groups urges main parties to endorse " Common Cause" pre-election commitment

Executive order requires state to generate a third of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

If Copenhagen is the meeting to save the world, what happens if the talks collapse?

Obama administration moves forward with fuel efficiency rules, as Democrats hint that climate bill vote could be put back to 2010

Key differences between the US and Europe could undermine a new worldwide treaty on global warming to replace Kyoto, sources say

Legal firms offer to work for free to help shape new carbon legislation

Lobby group argues improvements in fuel efficiency show EU regulation is working

Governor insists bill would damage emerging solar industry