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Engineering giant obtains first carbon credits through new wind farm development
15 Jul 2010

Commission confirms emissions cap for 2013, but traders want details on plans for carbon credit auctions
12 Jul 2010
Carbon offsetting service to be extended to 35 countries and territories from next week
07 Jul 2010Optimum Population Trust announces £10,000 of funding for family planning projects in the UK and Madagascar
05 Jul 2010WWF-backed report finds companies assessing emission reduction projects are approving projects that are later rejected
29 Jun 2010Coalition of leading European banks announces plans for €200m Mediterranean Carbon Fund
18 Jun 2010Clean Development Mechanism carbon offset scheme faces fresh criticism over dubious emission reduction projects
15 Jun 2010Stock exchange becomes first in the world to offset carbon emissions
15 Jun 2010South Africa's first commercial wind farm to provide power to Nelson Mandela Bay Football Stadium ahead of crucial England group game
14 Jun 2010BSI launches PAS 2060 specification, providing guidelines for firms wanting to attain carbon-neutral status
04 Jun 2010FA announces it has offset World Cup squad's flights through government approved Quality Assurance Scheme
03 Jun 2010Deal expected to close during third quarter as Tricorona board unanimously recommends deal
02 Jun 2010Google agrees to buy offsets from new US 3MW energy-from-waste project
02 Jun 2010As British officials confirm they have made 22 arrests, reports claim pan-European fraud has centred on lax Danish carbon registry
04 May 2010Prosecutors confirm that four arrests have been made in €180m fraud investigation
30 Apr 2010US futures exchange operator stakes claim for carbon market dominance
30 Apr 2010As carbon prices hit record high, France urges commission to go further in war on carbon fraud
20 Apr 2010But incomplete data makes it difficult for traders to draw conclusions over short-term market outlook
01 Apr 2010Children's organisation launches new offset-style scheme designed to fund climate adaptation projects
31 Mar 2010Credibility of CDM receives yet another blow as major auditing firm is suspended
30 Mar 2010