Jun 7 2010 8:18AM, Source: Washington Examiner
A USD 2bn power company is suing Montgomery County over a newly enacted carbon dioxide tax that would cost the company roughly USD 15m each year.
Jun 7 2010 8:17AM, Source: The Age
Tree-planting schemes and other carbon-offset projects could be abandoned by organisations at the end of the month, another casualty of the federal government's delayed emissions trading scheme.
Jun 7 2010 7:10AM, Source: Reuters
European carbon emissions futures flattened on Friday, after somewhat disappointing U.S. nonfarm payroll data was released, traders said.
Jun 7 2010 6:48AM, Source: The Australian
Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has been accused of deliberately misleading the Senate over the dumping of the government's centrepiece emissions trading scheme after she said cabinet had decided on shelving the plan.
Jun 7 2010 6:47AM, Source: UN News Centre
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced that the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, has accepted his invitation to become the co-chair of the United Nations-appointed high-level advisory group on climate change financing with immediate
Jun 7 2010 6:46AM, Source: Radio Australia News
A negotiator at the latest climate change talks in Germany has criticised a report claiming some low-lying Pacific Island countries are "growing, not
Jun 7 2010 6:36AM, Source: ABC News
Talks at the United Nations Forum on Climate Change, in Bonn, Germany will enter a second week later today. So far most of the negotiations on a text to replace the Kyoto Protocol have taken place behind closed doors.
Jun 7 2010 6:05AM, Source: Business Week
The U.S. should respond to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by approving legislation that makes companies pay for the carbon dioxide produced by burning oil, coal and natural gas, Senator John Kerry said.
Jun 4 2010 9:37AM, Source: Haveeru
The Australian government has announced a new package of aid and assistance for Maldives Thursday, including money for coastal protection, renewable energy and scholarships in Australian universities.
Jun 4 2010 8:03AM, Source: AFP
Greenpeace on Thursday said a promised moratorium on deforestation would have little impact on Indonesia's huge carbon footprint unless it is extended to existing concessions.