When the World Bank gets busy, it usually spells bad news for people and the planet. The UN Climate Change Conference (COP16) in Cancún was no exception, with the Bank launching a flurry of n...

The global carbon market grew in 2009. Far from signalling a success, this reflects a massive increase in fraud, the dumping of surplus emissions permits by industry, and a rise in financial specula...

release from CEE Bankwatch Prague, Czech Republic -- Only three out of the sixteen World Bank carbon projects in the Czech Republic are eligible for carbon credit sales, finds a new analysis p...