Credit ratings agency predicts exposure to carbon legislation will soon begin to inform investment decisions and credit worthiness
But confidence in EU emissions trading scheme continues to grow
New VAT rules to be introduced after officials arrest three people in connection with alleged £14m fraud
CBI warns that forcing firms to report the same emissions data in different ways is driving up the cost of their environmental initiatives
Study challenges conventional view that the ETS has failed, hailing the scheme's profound impact on the European energy sector
Reductions proposed by the EU represents a 16 per cent decrease on 2007 levels, lower than most developed countries
Environmental Audit Committee argues government should act to drive up lowly carbon price
300 million permits from EU Emissions Trading Scheme reserves to pay for eight CCS plants
Official figures show greenhouse gas emissions fell nearly two per cent in 2008 as a result of recession and green policies