Obama reminded Republicans Tuesday that cap-and-trade has GOP roots in a rare public reference to the embattled environmental policy.
Fisker considers overseas options for building its second model
Fisker Automotive Inc., maker of plug-in luxury cars, is considering building its second model overseas instead of following through on a U.S.-backed plan to use a...
Toyota Prius sales surge 54% from a year earlier to monthly record
Toyota looked to redeem a relatively slow year for Prius sales in 2011 by broadening its lineup for the world's best-selling hybrid. By the looks of its sales last...
A123’s shares plummet to new lows
A123 (Nasdaq: AONE) had a rocky 2011. 2012 is turning out to have its significant challenges, as well. In the face of recent genuinely positive design wins for the...
Fisker unveils 2nd electric car the Atlantic (formerly Nina)
Electric car startup Fisker Automotive unveiled a design prototype of its second extended-range electric car that is now being called the Atlantic (formerly called Project...
Carbon credits fetch low price at first California auction
The price of spewing greenhouse gases came in relatively cheap today, as California officials released the results of their first-ever cap-and-trade carbon auction.
Airbus confident on China deliveries as EU aviation emissions row eases
ZHUHAI, China, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus expressed optimism it could rescue dozens of deliveries of wide-body passenger jets to China after the European...
California on track to link CO2 scheme with Quebec in 2013
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 - California is on track to link its forthcoming emissions trading scheme to Quebec's in 2013, pushing the state one step closer to its goal of...
Deal clears path for anti-EU emission trading bill
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill to block the European Union from requiring U.S. airlines to trade carbon...
EU resolution to nudge higher goal for carbon cuts
BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European politicians are expected to vote through a resolution on Wednesday that nudges higher the bloc's ambitions to deepen its...
UN aviation body calls on Europe to limit CO2 curbs on airlines
The U.S., China, Russia and more than 20 other countries joined forces today at a United Nations aviation panel to push through a call on the European Union to exempt...
Court rules in favor of European Union emissions trading
A court has ruled in favor of a European Union plan that would require airlines operating in its countries to trade emissions, a proposal that has drawn the ire of...
Shipping industry rejects EU carbon reduction
EU emissions trading scheme is not suitable for shipping, says trade associationThe UK's shipping industry has roundly rejected the European Union's emissions...
California court clouds cap-and-trade outlook
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco judge has tentatively ruled that California did not adequately consider alternatives to creating a carbon market, a decision...
Report: EU will surpass 20 percent green energy by 2020 goal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will exceed its target of meeting 20 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020, a report by the European Wind...
California gives green light to carbon trade
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California on Thursday approved rules for a multibillion-dollar carbon market, in what proponents hope and detractors fear will be a turning point...
Commodities agency plows ahead with carbon market study
Give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission props for diligence — the agency is slated to publish a notice in the Federal Register Friday that seeks comments to inform a...






