China will launch pilot emissions trading schemes in six regions by 2013 and set up a nationwide trading platform by 2015, PointCarbon reported.
The news service quotes China’s vice-director of the NDRC’s climate change department, Sun Cuihua, as saying: “We hope …

Australian super funds dismiss the idea that putting a price on carbon will hit profits and in fact worry that inaction on climate will send capital offshore, the Financial Review reported today.
In a roundtable held by …

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to permanently eliminate the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. But it is unlikely any legislation to this effect …

Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States during 2009 saw their largest annual decline, dropping 5.8 percent to 6.58 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistics unit of the national …

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday on amendments to block the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, a key energy initiative of the Obama administration.
The spokesman for Senate Majority Leader …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has set up a US$57 million fund for renewable energy projects across the continent, the bank announced on Tuesday.
The Denmark-backed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa joins two other similar green …

Kenya opened yesterday Africa’s first climate exchange platform, which is expected to unlock continental trade in carbon credits. 
The Africa Carbon Exchange will provide holders of carbon credits with easier access to global markets and information, which in turn …

Australian Climate Minister Greg Combet today introduced a bill to establish a ’carbon farming’ offsets regime; he also introduced a bill formalising the registry that will track carbon trades.
The Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill provides rules …

Macquerie analysis said Wednesday that Australia is likely to set its carbon price at about A$15 to ease the transition for business and households. 
In a research note the bank said expectations that the price will be set …

The United Kingdom will become the first country in the world to install a carbon price floor in a move designed to increase spending in low-carbon electricity by providing certainty for the companies investing the billions …