London’s mayor, Ken Livingstone, is planning tougher requirements on large building developments, under new targets for Green London.  Currently, large developments have to source 10% of their ongoing energy requirements from renewable energy sources, and Livingstone’s plan will increase this requirement to 20%.  He also aims to cut carbon emissions from London by 20% by [...]

Fellow bloggers, Climate Change Action, have a link to a web-cast on carbon capture and storage, organized by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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The Financial Times has a review article on carbon emissions trading. Opening sentence:
In the first quarter of the year, $1bn of hot air was traded internationally, according to the World Bank.
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The BBC reports on two new scientific studies which indicate that current estimates of global temperature increases due to climate change are too low, perhaps by as much as 75%.  If these revised estimates are accepted, pressure will increase on Governments to reduce carbon emissions faster than currently planned under the Kyoto Agreement.
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Carbon permit prices rose again on Monday and Tuesday, supposedly as a result of news that the German Government was considering rescinding emissions permits, and that France would seek to carry unused permits forward into Phase II of the trading programme (ie, 2008-2012).   Today, they have fallen back somewhat.
Meanwhile, the FT has called on the EU and [...]