Emissions Trading Scheme

Poorer countries issue formal call for a strengthening of the proposed second Kyoto commitment period, as US reiterates commitment to UN talks

President disappoints campaigners by signing bill into law that exempts US airlines from European carbon trading scheme

Prime Minister rubberstamps ambitious proposals to create national carbon market capable of slashing greenhouse gas emissions 10 per cent by 2020

Minister hails successful first auction of EU carbon allowances for next phase of emission trading scheme

More than 100 companies sign communiqué warning carbon pricing mechanism is needed to drive large-scale low-carbon investment

From Tories running in circles over wind policy to an M&S milestone, we run down the top stories from the past week

Raising ambition to 30 per cent cuts by 2020 one of six options for structural reform of flagging market

Business group argues long-term certainty represents most effective means of improving faltering EU emissions trading scheme

Allowances set to be auctioned before 2015 would instead be sold in 2019 and 2020

Brussels says it will 'stop the clock' on carbon pricing for airlines, giving industry 12 months to come up with a global scheme