Emissions

Quiet week sees carbon prices dip as a result of worse than expected US unemployment figures

Standardisation of controversial coal-derived M85 to help utilise abundant fossil fuel

Carbon Trust says standard will help promote environmental merits of nation's export goods

Controversial debate re-opened as government watchdog argues carbon rationing would prove more effective than carbon taxes

New species planted on factory roof to help cool building and combat air pollution

Food waste generates more CO2 than iron and steel sectors, researchers claim

BusinessGreen.com provides a snapshot of the presentations from its inaugural Sustainable Business Lecture

Metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics could all receive free pollution permits to help tackle threat of "carbon leakage"

Carbon markets have been hijacked by speculators and should be replaced with direct taxation, says Friends of the Earth

But threaten to throw negotiations into crisis unless rich nations commit to more ambitious emission reductions