Emissions Trading Scheme

Airlines with a registry account receive almost five million permits to help them comply with EU emissions trading rules

Proposal to deal with surplus of carbon permits will be assessed by parliament and ministers after backing from committee

Energy efficiency directive would withhold permits to help reduce surplus, but final decision rests with ministers

Receipts from emissions trading and carbon floor price could be used to create jobs, lower emissions and reduce fuel poverty

From Manchester Utd's success off the field to Lego's plans for wind turbines, we run down the key lessons of the week

Brussels sources insist they will not cave in to sabre-rattling at Moscow meeting

Point Carbon forecasts volumes to grow 13 per cent this year ahead of EU ETS phase III

Moscow meeting agrees package of measures to push EU to "cancel or postpone" aviation emissions trading

Fine is major embarrassment for oil giant, says WWF

Leaked agenda for meeting in Moscow this week details 26 countries opposed to emissions trading, fuelling trade war fears