California regulators have been allowed, for the moment, to proceed with the implementation of a cap-and-trade system, following a decision issued Friday by a California appeals court.

California’s first district court of appeal suspended a decision made in May …

During 2010, the voluntary carbon marked surged while the compliance market slowed down, according to two reports released this week.
A Bloomberg New Energy Finance report found a 34 percent surge in voluntary carbon market trading to a record volume of …

The resources boom, not carbon pricing, is the most immediate threat to jobs in the manufacturing sector, Australian Federal Government climate change advisor Ross Garnaut said Friday.
News reports quote Professor Garnaut, speaking at a public event in Perth, as saying …

Key lawmakers advising Australia’s government on the design of a planned carbon price scheme are looking at a price of between A$18 and A$23 per tonne, The Australian newspaper reported today.
A carbon price of A$18 …

Mayors from 40 of the world’s biggest cities will now have access to technical and financial assistance for projects to minimize the effects of climate change, after a deal signed with the World Bank at a …

News reports in the week ahead of the next U.N. climate talks in Bonn say the world will again fall short of a full climate deal this year, as developed countries push for a narrower focus on forests …

The Clean Energy Countil, Australia’s peak renewable energy lobby, has released a paper calling for an indepedent carbon bank, similar to the Reserve Bank, to be set up to oversee a carbon price and investment in clean technology. 
The …

China carbon emissions could peak by 2025-2030-U.S. study
 As booming demand for appliances and buildings tapers off in China and aggressive green policies kick in, China’s greenhouse gas emissions will peak. The date, according to a …

A new study funds that the world’s largest economies are acting on climate change.
Relevant legislation is advancing in 16 of the world’s largest economies, the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE). The study, undertaken in partnership with …

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The American and European climate change envoys have reportedly dismissed any chances of reaching a legally-binding deal at the Durban talks this December.
The Guardian reported that European Union climate action commissioner Connie Hedegaard said after …