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All major greenhouse gas emitters bar Russia have now formally endorsed Copenhagen deal
09 Mar 2010

Around a third of industrialised countries carbon emissions are exported to developing nations
09 Mar 2010
Lisa Jackson argues that curbing carbon regulations would damage the economy
09 Mar 2010As India formally backs Copenhagen Accord, Merkel and Hedegaard express scepticism that a binding international emissions deal can be reached this year
09 Mar 2010Tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk front-runner to take over from outgoing Yvo de Boer
08 Mar 2010Draft climate bill proposes carbon trading scheme, but provides no fresh details on how it will work and hints that binding emission caps could be ditched
08 Mar 2010Energy industry chief executives warn lack of clarity over future of climate change bill is stalling clean technology investments
08 Mar 2010Report concludes business waste programme lacks clear targets and reliable information
08 Mar 2010Energy and climate change secretary argues conflicting signals from Conservatives over renewables policy is "creating uncertainty for industry"
05 Mar 2010Virginia senator tables bill that would stop the EPA regulating power station emissions for two years
05 Mar 2010Democrat senators argue too much of the US stimulus package is being paid out to foreign clean tech firms
05 Mar 2010Republican at centre of bi-partisan effort to produce compromise climate bill says new mechanisms will be used to curb emissions
03 Mar 2010Could Indonesia side with Brazil, South Africa, India and China at upcoming climate change talks
02 Mar 2010Democrat Congressmen back controversial resolution to strip watchdog of its right to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
01 Mar 2010Working group to assess the viability of launching a World Environment Organisation
01 Mar 2010Department of Transportation warns that attempts to block the EPA regulating carbon emissions will drive up costs for car firms and motorists
26 Feb 2010Fron the Ban v Inhofe smackdown to the mysterious Bloom Box, we run down the week's top stories
26 Feb 2010UN seeks "closure" on Himalayan glacier error with launch of new independent scientific panel
26 Feb 2010As Republican senators challenge climate science consensus, UN Secretary General urges leaders to resist climate sceptics' attempts to derail international negotiations
24 Feb 2010Competing amendments to energy bill propose alternative measures for phasing out non-CCS coal-fired power plants
24 Feb 2010