Shipping

New ships must meet energy-efficiency targets from 2015, but pressure remains on industry to deliver carbon market mechanism

European finance ministers say new levies could help drive global carbon-cutting efforts

Industry big hitters outline challenges to sector becoming socially and environmentally responsible by 2040

Plans to tax fuels by energy produced welcomed by green groups, but will require backing of all member states to become law

Who said what in the world of green business this week

Cargill announces full-sized trial with prediction 320m2 kite will reduce fuel use by up to 35 per cent

Maersk's head of environment warns UN body may prove redundant if it cannot secure carbon-cutting deal for shipping by July

Danish shipping giant signs $1.9bn deal with Daewoo for 10 next-generation vessels

Research body launches £40m project to improve the efficiency of some of the world's largest vehicles

California ports test seawater scrubber that aims to slash sulphur oxide and diesel soot emissions