Emissions

Halting deforestation and protecting peat land would yield 43 per cent reduction alone, says report

Laws to be drafted to provide legal basis for emissions reduction strategy

But green groups push for referendum over "weak climate targets"

Businesses will be subject to electricity thresholds under wide-reaching energy-efficiency plan

Study reveals pace of emission reductions from Global 100 must double to deliver 80 per cent cuts by 2050

Ecosecurities' Lisa Ashford argues the UK government has missed a trick by failing to include verified emission reductions in its new offsetting code

Electricity bills expected to rise as utilities pass on costs of new feed-in tariff

20 per cent renewables target expected to generate at least $23bn in investments

Federal grant to help achieve commercial launch by 2011

Uncertainty over US and Australian cap-and-trade schemes leads to slight drop in the price of carbon