Sir Nicholas Stern said carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is essential.
Speaking at a members’ meeting of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute in the US last week, Stern said that CCS “it isn’t …

The US Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a final rule for regulating major emitters of greenhouse gases.
Under the Clean Air Act, starting July 2011, sources of at least 100,000 tonnes of emissions a year and any …

A hasty move by California’s emissions regulator to rescind their endorsement of the state’s voluntary offset methodologies dealt a blow to early actors in California’s emission reduction program and may reverberate in global carbon markets.
While …

The U.S. Senate bill aimed at tackling emissions reductions by imposing new limits on carbon dioxide pollution from factories, utilities and vehicles was introduced Wednesday by Democratic Senator John Kerry and Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman.
The legislation …

The Australian government announced plans for a $652 million renewable energy fund, in a reversal of policy direction just weeks after ditching its proposed climate bill.
Speaking in his budget address, Treasurer Wayne Swan said that …

By Euan Sadden
While frequent claims in Australia would have the average person believe Canberra is the first capital to try out emissions trading, a number of schemes – including next door in New Zealand – are …