Daily Post: EMPLOYERS in Wales are warning that moves to set a three per cent…
Month: February 2008
UK Sets CO2 Offset Code, Excludes Voluntary Credits
Reuters: The British government launched a Code of Best Practice for carbon emission offsets on…
Lawmakers Gather In Brazil To Discuss Climate Change
Reuters: Lawmakers from the world’s major industrial nations and five emerging economies gather in Brazil…
Japan Considers Launch of `Cap-and-Trade’ Emission Structure
Bloomberg: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s government is considering introducing a cap-and-trade system to set…
United States: Groups vow to fight carbon emissions cap-and-trade plan
LA Times: Low-income community groups in five California cities launched a statewide campaign Tuesday to…
Canada: Feds won’t follow BC lead on carbon tax: Baird
Canadian Press: The federal government prefers environmental regulations to new taxes to fight climate change…
Carmaker Porsche Challenges London Gas Guzzler Tax
Reuters: Luxury carmaker Porsche said on Tuesday it planned to legally challenge London mayor Ken…
Canada: Carbon tax focus of British Columbia budget
Globe and Mail: The B.C. government introduced North America’s first full-fledged carbon tax yesterday, an…
United Kingdom: Attack on ‘disastrous’ plans to regulate carbon offsetting market
Guardian: The government’s move to regulate the growing carbon offsetting industry yesterday ran into immediate…
Smoke, soot dims China, India climate prospects
Reuters: Air pollution is blotting out a tenth of China’s sunlight and a similar amount…