Compulsory Carbon Trading Energy white paper on Wednesday will propose Energy Performance Commitment, entails for compulsory carbon trading scheme for around 5k of largest firms 21.05.07 Financial Times, Climate Change, Energy Law, Environment Law

Fraudulent Carbon Trading Schemes EasyJet is to set up its own carbon offsetting scheme, says the market is riddled with 'snake oil salesmen', costs are high, with large cuts going to administration 30.04.07 Guardian, Climate Change, Environment Law, Fraud

Defra Pushing Fake Carbon Trades Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is pushing individuals and companies into paying for carbon emission reductions that do not take place, department has spent £215m with four companies which spend 'considerably less than they receive' on carbon cuts 27.04.07 Financial Times, Climate Change, Environment Law

Brown and Cameron Go Green Blair and Brown to announce Climate Change Bill today, legal limits on carbond emissions to be set every five years Guardian Targeting short-haul aviation will be effective tax on second-home owners Telegraph Brown and Cameron, speech to speech 13.03.07 Daily Mail, Brown Speech, Cameron Speech, Automotives, Aviation, Climate Change, Environment Law

Emission Targets Need to Be Tougher EU ministers are to discuss tougher emission targets, roll out of emissions trading scheme (ETS) BBC Washington GLOBE conference calls for global climate change agreement within two years Defra Press Release Top firms 'massively under-report' greenhouse emissions 19.02.07 Independent, Climate Change, EU Law, Environment Law

EU Plans to Reform Carbon Trading EU has published review of the Emissions Tradings Scheme (ETS), key goals are to improve predictability and transparency through increased harmonisation across Member States and clearer technical definitions, aim to build on the ETS as the core of a global carbon market 22.11.06 Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Climate Change, Environment Law

Draft Climate Change Bill The draft Climate Change Bill, the first of its kind in any country, and accompanying strategy, set out a framework for moving the UK to a low-carbon economy, key points include targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, legally binding five year 'carbon budgets', statutory Committee on Climate Change 14.03.07 Draft Climate Change Bill, Defra Press Release, Business Regulation, Climate Change, Environment Law

Bringing Aviation into Emission Trading Following its Communication in September 2005 on reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation, the Commission recently published a Proposal for a Directive to include aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme 20.01.07 Law Now, Aviation, Climate Change, Environment Law

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