We mentioned the forthcoming UK Government white paper which is expected to propose a large increase in the numbers of organizations required to reduce their carbon emissions through indirect monitoring and reduction of their energy usage. This is how the wider scheme is expected to operate.
The FT report of this white paper [...]

We have attracted quite a few new readers lately, and some may be new to the world and jargon of carbon emissions trading. The FT recently published a brief glossary of terms here.
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The UK Government is considering a major expansion of the cap-and-trade system for managing national carbon emissions, which would make as many as 5000 organizations subject to compulsory quotas, 5 times the current number.
“As many as 5,000 businesses and public-sector bodies would be forced to buy greenhouse gas permits under plans for a [...]

A BBC 2 Newsnight report tonight on carbon emissions, and the UK Government’s proposal today for legally binding emission caps. The TV programme is available for re-reviewing for another week.
“Britain could become the first country to set legally binding carbon reduction targets under plans unveiled by Environment Secretary David Miliband.
The draft Climate [...]

California is set to create a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, according to this BBC report. The state would be the first US state to do this.
UPDATE: Here is an FT report with some reactions from Californian business leaders, for and against.
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