EU ETS

Policy

'Ambitious, achievable and beneficial': EU Commission pushes for more stretching 2030 climate target

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen touts 55 per cent emissions reduction goal for 2030 and expanded the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in inaugural State of the Union address

clock 16 September 2020 • 5 min read

Carbon Trading

EU carbon prices surge to 14-year high

CO2 price in EU emissions trading scheme breaches €30 per tonne-mark amid political push for 'green recovery'

clock 14 July 2020 • 3 min read

Carbon Trading

Global Briefing: EU carbon price projected to average €32 in 2020s

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including Denmark's new climate law and the Australian mining sector's net zero pledge

clock 26 June 2020 • 6 min read

Carbon Trading

EU carbon market emissions fell 8.7 per cent in 2019, data indicates

Greenhouse gas emissions traded under Europe's ETS dropped 8.7 per cent overall last year, although many airlines saw their CO2 rise

clock 02 April 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

Britain's Brexit negotiating plan: All the key green takeaways

With trade deal talks kicking-off on Monday BusinessGreen pulls together the UK's stance on a range of crucial climate and energy issues

clock 28 February 2020 • 12 min read

Policy

Negative emissions under a net zero target: The controversies and pitfalls

Josh Burke at LSE's Grantham Research Institute navigates the costs, opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of different carbon capture and negative emissions technologies

clock 05 February 2020 • 8 min read

Legislation

Your guide to Europe's plan for hitting net zero

Not got time to read every line of the European Green Deal? BusinessGreen has you covered

clock 12 December 2019 • 9 min read

Shipping

Shipping firm MSC joins list of top 10 EU polluters

Mediterranean Shipping Company's fleet was responsible for 11 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2018, making it the eighth biggest emitter in the bloc

clock 09 December 2019 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

'Prolonged uncertainty': Drax, Orsted and SSE call for post-Brexit carbon price clarity

Move echoes calls from green groups for 'robust carbon pricing' measures, as pressure grows for next government to bring forward UK coal power phase out date to 2022

clock 31 October 2019 • 6 min read

Policy

CCC: 'Carbon pricing alone will not provide sufficient decarbonisation'

Climate change advisors tell government that a suite of net zero policies is needed after UK exits the EU's emissions trading system

clock 09 August 2019 • 5 min read