Investors these days are rightfully leery of any product that isn't properly regulated, which is why a coalition of offset providers has formed the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance as a self-regulatory body for voluntary carbon offsets, according to this opinion piece. First on the agenda: a global code of conduct.

The year 2008 will likely be looked back upon as a time when carbon emissions became core to mainstream business. Of course, companies had been warming to the realities of climate change for years, with many firms making significant commitments, but for whatever reason, things heated up in 2008, revealing a deeper truth: Carbon is now, and probably forever, part of the corporate landscape.

Although a recent report says the warming climate could wipe out skiing entirely in the next century, the ski industry offers examples for how companies in any sector can effectively address climate change.

Debate over the merits of corn-based ethanol heats up as campaigners remain divided on whether President-elect Barack Obama should scrap generous subsidies.

Executives’ compensations are already beholden to shareholders and their companies’ financial performances. Now more executives are also seeing incentives tied to how well their companies meet environmental goals and carbon budgets.

Renewable Energy Credits are designed to spur the development of renewable energy by selling the rights to its environmental benefits. Carbon credits often aim to do much the same thing. Can the two get along?

While the aviation industry in its current guise may never be compatible with a low-carbon economy, airports are trying to do their bit to cut carbon footprints.

The European Parliament's Environment Committee has called for tighter post-Kyoto emission caps than previously proposed and the recognition of forestry offsets for the first time under an EU-sanctioned cap-and-trade regime. But it also said companies that take full advantage of offsets today might lose their right to use them for future compliance -- something that has project developers crying foul.

With studies suggesting that supply chains make up the bulk of corporate carbon footprints, business leaders are scrambling to partner with vendors to improve efficiencies.

The United States looks set to implement a cap-and-trade regime for greenhouse gas emissions regardless of whether the next President is named Obama or McCain -- and all signs point to a significant role for forestry offsets.

Emissions trading is widely touted as one of the best mechanisms for tackling climate change, but how do these schemes work and how will your business be affected? Tom Young investigates three of the emissions trading schemes having an impact on U.K. firms.

Climate change laws are producing a small but growing wave of lawsuits and legal threats to force counties, developers and companies to count and mitigate emissions as part of their plans for large projects.

Novartis benefits from investing in energy efficiency and climate change mitigation by achieving the Kyoto target through reduced energy use and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.