14 april 2010
New climate talks set for 2010; no treaty seen yet
About 175 nations agreed a plan to salvage climate talks after the Copenhagen summit but the U.N.'s top climate official predicted a full new treaty was out of reach for 2010.

13 april 2010
Hungary receives 6 million AAU bid from UK's Camco

Hungary has received an offer from Britain's Camco International <CAMIN.L> for Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) worth 6 million tonnes in Kyoto carbon offsets, the Environment Ministry said in a statement.

13 april 2010
EU's "dirty 30" emitters in 2009

A Polish coal-burning plant topped the list ofEurope's dirtiest installations for a third straight year in 2009, despite theplant cutting its emissions by 4.5 percent, preliminary European Commissiondata showed.

12 april 2010
Australian minister rejects nuclear power

Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong on Monday rejected nuclear power in favor of renewable energy and storage of emissions from coal.

12 april 2010
Emissions standards to be cut by 30 percent

After a 30-year-long battle between regulators and automakers, the federal government has finally taken initiative to regulate global warming pollution by issuing rules for greenhouse gas emissions for cars and trucks.

8 april 2010
Emissions trading scheme follow-through in doubt if competitors don't progress

The government will proceed with introducing the emissions trading scheme in June to keep faith with the forestry sector but full implementation is not assured, says Environment Minister Nick Smith.

7 april 2010
Tokyo launches Asia's first carbon emissions trade scheme
The city of Tokyo launched Asia’s first scheme to trade carbon credits, aiming to lead Japan in the battle against greenhouse gas emissions blamed for climate change.

7 april 2010
Poland approves CO2 quota, eyes Brussels
The Polish government rubber stamped its new carbon dioxide emission permits quota of 208.5 million tonnes a year, it said in a statement.

7 april 2010
EU ETS emissions down 11.2% in 2009

A sharp fall in carbon emissions last year across the European Union's emissions trading scheme underlined the impact of recession on industry.

2 april 2010
Auto emissions: New greenhouse gas caps raise gas mileage standards

The nation's first-ever law requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions goes into effect today, mandating that automakers progressively chop the amount of tail-pipe gases emitted from US cars.

1 april 2010
75 Nations Pledges To Limit Emissions Of Greenhouse By 2020

The United Nations announced that 75 nations have submitted their pledges to cut or limit emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020, following last year's climate change conference in Copenhagen.

1 april 2010
Ships face new emissions rules in North American waters

The EPA and the International Maritime Organization have announced stricter emissions regulations for ships operating in the waters off the coast of the U.S. and Canada.

31 march 2010
French PM signals end to carbon tax plan -lawmakers

France will delay implementing a domestic tax on carbon dioxide emissions until it can get an agreement with its European partners, Prime Minister Francois Fillon signalled.

31 march 2010
Large hydro CO2 offsets ineligible for ECX trade

Carbon emission offsets generated by large hydroelectric dams will not be eligible to trade on London's European Climate Exchange, the exchange said.

30 march 2010
EU sees 2009 emissions data release on April 1

The European Commission will likely publish preliminary 2009 carbon emissions data from European energy-intensive industry on April 1, it said on its website.

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