10 march 2010
EU 'imports' a third of its carbon emissions
Rich countries including several EU nations are "importing" about a third of their CO2 emissions, says a study.

10 march 2010
When Goods Get Traded, Who Pays for the CO2?

Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. Many people who attended last year's chaotic U.N. climate-change talks in Copenhagen — especially those who belonged to the U.S. delegation — singled out China as the main reason the summit nearly collapsed. Chinese diplomats fought hard against any form of emissions regulation, even though their country is now the world's No. 1 national carbon emitter, and will emit far more carbon in the future than any other.

9 march 2010
ANALYSIS - Global climate battle plays out in World Bank

The United States and Britain are threatening to withhold support for a $3.75 billion World Bank loan for a coal-fired plant in South Africa, expanding the battleground in the global debate over who should pay for clean energy.

5 march 2010
NZ opens centre to tackle agriculture emissions
New Zealand has pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars on research to reduce emissions from agriculture, the first step from a global alliance which has been established to target reductions in the sector.

5 march 2010
EPA would require permits to spur biggest polluters to cut emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency intends to require that power plants, refineries and other major sources of global-warming pollution get permits beginning in 2011 that would require them to cut emissions, the agency's leader said.