Emissions

In the first of a new series, Accountancy Age's Kevin Reed offers advice on how firms can ensure they comply with the government's new carbon cap-and-trade scheme

Renewable Energy Credits are designed to spur the development of renewable energy by selling the rights to its environmental benefits. Carbon credits often aim to do much the same thing. Can the two get along?

European Climate Exchange reports growing number of US firms crossing Atlantic to dip toe in EU emissions trading scheme

But insists flaws in the Clean Air Interstate Rule must be addressed

As RGGI's second auction gets underway report claims emissions caps could be much higher than needed

Global scheme for industry would sidestep logistical problems created by regional initiatives

CBI claims agreement on 20 per cent emission reduction target delivers green businesses certainty they have been crying out for

Only 15 new homes have so far qualified as zero-carbon, but government insists it is on track to meet 2016 target

A new breed of start-ups are finding ways to convert CO2 into high value materials, simultaneously cutting carbon emissions and proiding manufacturers with green raw materials, Sarah Fister Gale investigates

But analysts divided over whether €16.15 price should have been higher