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European Parliament prepares to vote on illegal timber ban
Greenpeace urges member states to ensure new timber rules are properly enforced
The European Parliament is this week set to vote through new regulations that will ban the import of timber obtained through the illegal logging of tropical forests.
The Parliament will debate the new directive late this afternoon and is then expected to vote in favour of the proposed regulations tomorrow.
Bipartisan group of Senators table compromise climate bill
With the world's eyes on Copenhagen, the Obama administration's attempts to pass a domestic climate change bill received a major boost late last week after two new bipartisan proposals were tabled by influential Senators.
EPA Moves Toward GHG Regulation as U.N. Climate Conference Opens
As world leaders began gathering in Copenhagen Monday to draft a new climate change treaty, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally declared greenhouse gases to be a threat to public health and the environment.
Copenhagen summit: Denmark rushes in laws to stop carbon trading scam
Europe's flagship carbon trading scheme suffered a blow today as the Danish government was forced to rush an emergency law through parliament to clamp down on a virulent form of VAT fraud.
Carbon trading controversy in Canberra
Australian power generators have threatened legal action if the government does not dramatically increase the level of compensation in its proposed carbon emissions trading scheme.
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