Emissions Trading Scheme

BusinessGreen outlines the key takeaways from the Committee on Climate Change's latest report

Support for carbon pricing is growing among countries and companies according to a New Climate Economy report

White House confirms latest phase of bi-lateral climate agreement with China will see Beijing launch national cap-and-trade scheme

Environment Council also confirms negotiating position for Paris climate change summit

Billionaire argues both carbon pricing policies and increased clean tech R&D spending will help tackle escalating climate risks

Market rallies following publication of European Commission plan for tighter post-2020 carbon caps

European Commission publishes wide-ranging new reform proposals, but green industries warn they do not go far enough

Parliamentarians overwhelmingly approve proposal for a market stability reserve to store surplus carbon credits

Andrew Warren argues the Europe's emissions trading scheme has been a bold experiment, but it now risks overshadowing more effective emissions reduction measures

Dr Steve Priddy argues clean tech R&D such as that proposed by the Apollo Project is essential, but it must not come at the expense of carbon pricing policies