Major Australia investors urge quick action on climate
Reuters | 25 Jun 2010
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A group of major investors on Friday urged Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard to take swift action to fight climate change and cut carbon emissions blamed for heating up the planet. "We consider that climate change presents real risks to the Australian economy, which must be addressed," the group said in a statement.Gillard moved to revive a stalled carbon trading scheme on Thursday, within hours of becoming prime minister after incumbent Kevin Rudd stepped down.
 Australia | Climate Change Mitigation | Economy | EU Emission Trading Scheme | Government and Climate Change

2009's 'Great Recession' Slashed Carbon Market in Half
ClimateBiz | 14 Jun 2010
The value of the voluntary carbon market shrunk 47 percent to $387 million in 2009 as the recession shrank the amount of offsets purchased for corporate social responsibility purposes.
 Economy | EU Emission Trading Scheme | Industry

Some 500 EU cities pledge to cut CO2 emissions
Reuters | 04 May 2010
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Five hundred European Union cities pledged on Tuesday to exceed the EU's climate targets, signing up to do more to cut their emissions of climate warming gas. European lawmakers said they had persuaded the EU's executive, the European Commission, to redirect several hundred million euros of unused budget into energy-efficiency measures which would help the cities.
 Energy Efficiency | EU Emission Trading Scheme

EU can afford to increase its climate ambition
BBC World Service | 20 Apr 2010
The economic recession has led to a sharp fall in EU emissions, making the current target to cut emissions by 20% before 2020 almost worthless.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Industry

Heavy industry claims carbon emission targets are 'death by a thousand cuts'
Guardian Unlimited | 10 Apr 2010
High carbon emitters like steelmakers and chemical plants are becoming concerned that new environmental taxes could mean that within a decade, there won't be much of Britain's heavy industry left in the country.
 United Kingdom | EU Emission Trading Scheme | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Industry

EU looks beyond 'weak' Copenhagen climate deal
EurActiv | 19 Dec 2009
After two weeks of extenuating talks, world leaders delivered an agreement in Copenhagen that left Europeans disappointed as it failed to commit rich and poor countries to any greenhouse gas emissions reductions. EurActiv reports from the Danish capital.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Climate Change

EIT launches first 'Knowledge and Innovation Communities'
EurActiv | 18 Dec 2009
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has unveiled three major new innovation clusters focusing on climate, energy and information technology. Each of the initiatives will bring together academia and industry at several locations across Europe.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Climate Change

Copenhagen climate talks: Main issues and state of play
EurActiv | 18 Dec 2009
About 120 world leaders and 193 countries are meeting in Copenhagen to agree a new global climate deal, the basis for a full climate treaty next year.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Climate Change

Kyoto pact in the balance in UN climate endgame
EurActiv | 18 Dec 2009
President Barack Obama arrives in Copenhagen today (18 December) for the final day of the UN climate conference on a positive note, after the US pledged to contribute to international climate aid. EurActiv reports from the Danish capital.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Climate Change

EEA: 'Climate treaty to allow poor countries to jump on growth train'
EurActiv | 17 Dec 2009
A new global climate treaty would provide an opportunity to create social cohesion by sharing low-carbon technologies between rich and poor countries, Jacqueline McGlade, executive director of the European Environment Agency (EEA), told EurActiv in an interview.
 EU Emission Trading Scheme | Climate Change