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Chimneys exuding smokeOfficial admits watchdog will struggle to deliver 17 per cent cut in emissions outlined in failed climate bill
03 Sep 2010
Australian ParliamentCoalition of energy companies signal support for ambitious climate change bill  03 Sep 2010
Oil spillWhite House efforts to maintain ban on offshore drilling will face further days in court  02 Sep 2010
Civil society throws weight behind plans for carbon pricing as independent MP backs Labor  02 Sep 2010
Senator Harry Reid believes he could secure Republican support for bill containing Renewable Electricity Standard  01 Sep 2010
Green Party agrees to support Labor in return for formation of climate change committee - but election result remains in balance  01 Sep 2010
Joint Implementation verification procedure promises substantial increase in Russian and Eastern European emission reduction projects  01 Sep 2010
Holyrood delays consultation to boost Renewables Obligation for Scottish projects  31 Aug 2010
Home Builders Federation and Green Building Council insist industry remains fully committed to flagship green homes policy  31 Aug 2010
Environment Agency says almost half the organisations expected to participate in the CRC have already registered  31 Aug 2010
Ministry of Environment hopes to finalise plans for national carbon trading scheme by end of the year  31 Aug 2010
Analysis shows renewables usage increased last year while overall energy consumption declined  27 Aug 2010
Response to industry consultation lays out regime similar to offshore oil and gas exploration  27 Aug 2010
Food and Drug administration begins 60-day process to approve animal critics call a 'frankenfish'  26 Aug 2010
Bob Graham: "We should be clear – this disaster represents an enormous, and shared, failure of public policy"  26 Aug 2010
Defra launches major new review to assess whether water watchdog is able to cope with climate change  26 Aug 2010
Regulator and builders blame each other for construction hold-up as designs await approval  26 Aug 2010
Retailers once again fall short of voluntary target to halve plastic bag use  25 Aug 2010
New bill edges US state towards creation of renewables-ready grid  25 Aug 2010
Both sides attempt to declare victory as judge stays court case into alleged wind turbine monopoly  24 Aug 2010
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plastic bagsAs new figures today reveal, supermarkets have again failed to hit a target for cutting plastic bag use - Jessica Shankleman asks if it's time for the government to legislate  25 Aug 2010
Businesses have just 50 days to register their involvement in the CRC and those that fail to do so are risking financial and reputational damage  11 Aug 2010
The CBI has today spelled out what it is needed from the government to trigger £150bn of energy sector investment - here are its list of demands  09 Aug 2010
Julia Gillard's full election policy speech: 'Moving forward together on climate change'  23 Jul 2010
BusinessGreen.com casts its eye over the main conclusions and recommendations from today's Committee on Climate Change report  30 Jun 2010
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James MurrayRegardless of which brother becomes the next leader of the opposition, environmental issues are set to become a more prominent feature of the political landscape  01 Sep 2010
The CBI's attack on the government's energy policy confusion reveals a wider problem at the heart of the coalition  17 Aug 2010
The focus on deficit reduction was expected, but it provides no excuse for the absence of green commitments  22 Jun 2010
Peter Lacy, managing director of Accenture's Sustainability Services Practice, outlines how the firm's survey of nearly 1,000 CEOs reveals that attitudes to sustainability are genuinely changing  22 Jun 2010
The response to 9/11 initially had support from across the political spectrum, but Obama now faces a Congress deeply divided on the need for low-carbon energy  15 Jun 2010
Adrian ReedAdrian Reed, UK director at European investment bank Altium, outlines the steps clean tech firms need to take to help secure financial backing  18 Aug 2010
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