The British Government has appointed former Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (the CBI), Adair Turner, as the new tagUK climate change tsar — the chairman of the new statutory Committee on Climate Change. The new body is intended to provide the British Government with expert advice on how the UK can [...]

The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has announced Europe’s targets for alternative energy sources and carbon emission reductions. The targets are ambitious, and the proposed new rules for the ETS should lead to higher prices. Member states and MEPs need to endorse these proposals before they come into force.
“The [...]

16 US States and 5 environmental groups, led by California, yesterday filed suit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco against the US Federal Government, whose Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has refused to allow states to impose harsher limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks than those of the Bush [...]

Europe’s large power generators face a tougher regulatory regime, as from yesterday, with restrictions on emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide, and the start of Phase 2 of the EU Carbon Emissions Trading scheme. The UK Guardian’s Mark Milner discusses the implications for UK power generators, here.
“The EU’s large combustion [...]

with applause for Australia for signing up to Kyoto.