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Developing countries reported to have dropped calls for transfer of clean tech Intellectual Property

Demand for verified emission reduction credits bounces back, as interest in US market continues to strengthen

Nation ranks as the world's ninth-largest polluter, with China reigning as No 1

Negotiations with industry body ongoing as UN-backed regulator calls for two per cent a year improvements in fuel efficiency

But Bangkok talks end with deadlock over financing and targets unresolved

Aarhus Convention comes into effect today and requires large industrial firms to report on release of 86 different pollutants

Nation to seek funding and technology at Copenhagen talks to help meet new greenhouse gas target

Air New Zealand boss brands EU emission trading scheme a "money-grabbing" tactic and criticises Copenhagen's "bureaucratic circus"

White House official admits it is highly unlikely climate bill will pass before December

Environment Ministry officials coy on possible inclusion of carbon trading scheme