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US legislators move to rescue PACE programmes
22 July 2010US legislators have introduced a bill to rescue innovative bond programmes to fund energy efficiency and renewables.
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European power plants win reprieve on emissions
08 July 2010The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to adopt the Industrial Emissions Directive, after agreeing a compromise position that will give power plants extra time to comply with stricter levels for air pollution.
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Emergency UK budget skimps on detail
24 June 2010The UK's emergency package to deal with its massive public debt includes few green measures, but analysts and investors expect the country's coalition government to fill in the details later this year.
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HAPs regulation even more of a threat than carbon to SO2, NOx prices – ICF
17 June 2010US carbon legislation would reduce the value of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides allowances, even if those markets survive a court-mandated revamp, according to ICF International.
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US emissions markets face terminal decline without legislation – EMA
06 May 2010The US pollution markets may not recover if Congress does not adopt a legislative fix for the embattled Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme, according to the Environmental Markets Association (EMA).
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Experts anticipate role for markets in CAIR's return
29 April 2010Emissions market experts remain hopeful that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will preserve some element of trading in a revamped Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme, due out in the coming weeks.
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IMF staffers table $100bn/year climate finance plan
25 March 2010The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published proposals for raising the $100 billion/year called for in the Copenhagen Accord to tackle climate change in developing countries – proposals it says could help forge an international climate change deal.
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Emissions market questions Carper's CAIR fix
25 March 2010A proposed legislative fix for the troubled US Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) programme has good prospects, but may not be the best solution for the emissions trading markets, observers said.
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Stern backs $100bn IMF climate fund plan
11 March 2010A climate fund proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to raise $100 billion a year by 2020 has won support from climate change economics guru Nicholas Stern.
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EU greening funds insufficient and unspent, NGOs warn
04 March 2010Most EU funding for renewables and energy efficiency in central and eastern Europe has not yet been spent, a report by Friends of the Earth Europe and Bankwatch has revealed.