Emissions Reduction Target

Summit closes with agreements on climate aid, Kyoto Protocol and procedure, but green groups unhappy with "polluter's charter"

Verdantix study finds that despite new environmental reporting guidelines there are few sanctions to force listed firms to disclose their impacts

Annual Climate Counts report reveals how leading firms are cutting greenhouse gas emissions, while growing revenues and profits

New paper by leading economist says action will be required from emerging economies even if rich countries produce zero emissions by 2030

MEPs approve a resolution to raise EU's 2020 carbon-cutting goal from 20 to 30 per cent

Committee warns that a failure to include aviation and shipping in carbon budgets would result in tougher decarbonisation targets for rest of the economy

Current rates of decarbonisation are well short of the five per cent a year needed to avoid worst effects of climate change

Green groups angered as officials tell select committee the move would save money for other parts of the economy

Party conference approves motions to set decarbonisation target for power sector and augment Green Investment Bank borrowing powers

Failing to meet targets for installing energy efficiency measures could draw penalties of up to 10 per cent of turnover