EU ETS
Broken EU carbon market has limited climate impact – report
Report finds EU carbon trading has reduced emissions of those taking part by 2-4%, but planned reforms must go ahead to ensure future reductions
EU carbon market survives crucial Parliament vote
Vote in favour of reform at Environment Committee safeguards cornerstone of EU climate change policy but further challenges remain
BASIC countries threaten to block aviation emissions deal
Brazil, South Africa, India and China indicate they will insist on global deal to reduce aviation emissions being purely voluntary
German inaction could sink European carbon market
Potential abstention in crucial vote means Poland would need handful of allies to block rescue plan for emissions trading platform
US carbon market a model for struggling EU ETS
RGGI market on US east coast will cut available allowances by 45% while EU struggles to force through critical amendments
Report: Flying beats the bus for environment
Travelling by coach is worse for the environment than flying, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia.
Airlines reject carbon trading ‘windfall profit’ claims
CE Delft report accuses industry of passing costs of climate change policies on to customers above and beyond those incurred by airlines
EU carbon market faces bleak future after vote defeat
Price of carbon at record low after plans to prop up market are vetoed by key EU Parliament committee
Energy and green jobs priorities for Irish EU Presidency
Ireland PM Enda Kenny aims to integrate green growth into country’s climate and energy policy priorities during its six-month presidency
Carbon market shrinks 36% but signs for a prosperous 2013 remain
Low cost per tonne of CO2 triggers record number of trades while new policies and expanding market hope for 2013
EU targets air pollution with tightened shipping rules
Limit on sulphur content could have major impact on region’s sulphur emissions with significant benefit for environment and health
USA holds key to global deal on airline emissions
Obama administration faces second major opportunity to prove climate commitment when UN aviation body meets to discuss plans to reduce greenhouse gases from sector
The world’s carbon trading schemes mapped
The world’s carbon markets mapped, from California to Vietnam.
How the UN climate talks can glue together a global carbon market
COP18: Fragmentation of the carbon market spells trouble for the climate unless a way is found to make national and regional schemes in step with international efforts to reduce emissions.
What’s the cure for the EU’s aviation emissions headache?
J Robert Gibson explores the options facing the European Union as it seeks to include aviation emissions into its carbon trading scheme
EU climate action damaged by companies buying banned credits
New regulations in force from May 2013 trigger surge in use of emissions offsets damaging environmental integrity of EU trading scheme, according to a new report by the campaign group Sandbag.
EU negotiating with “a gun on the table” on aviation emissions
Bloc comes under fire from airlines following its decision to suspend the inclusion of international airlines in its carbon trading scheme for one year.
EU to hold back 900m carbon credits in attempt to boost price
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EU to freeze airline trading rules
The EU is preparing to ‘stop the clock’ on aviation’s inclusion in its carbon trading scheme, and has given the UN’s international aviation authority 12 months to resolve the situation
European Parliament committee backs 30% emission cuts by 2020
Committee votes in favour of dumping existing emissions credits ahead of COP18 in Doha