WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) formally introduced H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act, today in an effort to have the bill ready for a full vote next week. The bill would reduce emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and give away as many as 85 percent of the cap-and-trade pollution permits for free.

CHICAGO, Ill. -- A coalition of electric utility companies today released a set of voluntary environmental standards aimed at developing and spreading best practices for utilities' suppliers.

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The aluminum products and recycling company committed to the 5 percent reduction for its 12 North American facilities, which have already reduced emissions 6 percent since 2003.

The Chamber’s enduring resistance to climate change regulations has put it at odds with some of its members, many of which have in recent years formed coalitions and taken policy stances supporting mandatory rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Politico story.

The government of Australia announced this week it will delay implementation of its controversial Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) by one year because of the economic recession.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged £3 million to develop ten flagship low carbon zones throughout the city, aimed at creating jobs and cutting carbon emissions.

Tesco is charging ahead with its plans to slap a carbon label on all of its private label products to denote the amount of greenhouse gas emissions it takes to produce each item. Next up: toilet paper and paper towels.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The carbon content of transportation fuels sold in California must be reduced 10 percent by 2020 under rules set by state regulators that also call for counting emissions generated by the business of producing and delivering fuel of all types to consumers in the Golden State.

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The toy and child equipment manufacturing sector is flunking in its efforts to track and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change, according to the latest Climate Counts scorecard.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Earth Policy Institute Lester Brown and PG&E CEO Peter Darbee argued Thursday that bold actions are required to address climate change at the level needed to preserve civilization.

At the Ceres conference in San Francisco, Ben Packard of Starbucks explains how its stakeholders nudged the company to enter the public policy arena to lobby for strong climate change laws and offers advice for other companies considering entering the debate.

Throughout the opening morning of the 20th anniversary Ceres Conference, the global economic crisis served as a backdrop for exploring how we can reimagine the business-as-usual that failed the economy and is destroying the environment.

STRATHAM, N.H. -- The Timberland Co. published a formal white paper Tuesday laying out the climate change strategy it will use to halve absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 2010.