CLIMATE CAMP 2009: CARBON TRADING AND ACTION PLANNING WEEKEND LONDON, 21/22 MARCH Everything you were gagging to know about carbon trading, and how we can put this new-found knowledge into practice at the G20 and beyond! Day 1 Workshops and discussions on the problems with carbon trading, with speakers from the Cornerhouse, FERN, Carbon Trade Watch and the World Development

The Scottish Government draws up a six point action plan to try to save the country from recession.

Risk that carriers will be caught in a trade war if non-European countries take retaliatory action against the carbon emissions trading plan

Hank Paulson's plan to federalise the bad loans currently poisoning Bank's balance sheets is on a knife-edge. If it falls, we could have the worst day's trading since 1987, or if it is finally approved, we could have the best day's trading since urm... last Friday. Every crisis has a cause rooted in the economy (except black monday, which was caused by black-box trading overwhelming markets). This...

According to Prime Minister Brown: "Having taken action on the banking system, we must now take action on the global financial recession." He said this was likely to cause "recession in America, France, Italy, Germany, Japan and - because no country can insulate itself from it - Britain too". In 12 months: The UK pound is down against the Dollar from $2.05 to $1.63. The UK pound is down against th...

Brussels intends to bring forward measures to tackle speculative trading, notably in relation to credit default swaps on sovereign debt, the European Union top financial services regulator said

The Fawcett Society on Wednesday 4th March, published a report called ‘Are women bearing the burden of the recession?' which calls on the government to take urgent action to counter the impact of the recession on women. The report sets out a five point plan that promotes women's rights and economic recovery.

The US House of Representatives has inserted an amendment into a $33bn spending bill that would stop any of the money being spent on cars other than those made by the US "Big Three", prompting alarm from its trading partners in Europe and Japan

Germany’s position on responding to the recession is winning out in the EU. The working papers of the Economic and Finance Committee prepared for the Ecofin meeting are reported in FT Deutschland. It is argued that it is now time to plan an exit strategy and agree on a binding plan to reduce deficits. 'Europe’s finance ministers are determined to decide a fiscal exit strategy as early as Tuesd...

The leaders of the world's twenty wealthiest nations have unveiled a five-point action plan to reform global financial markets after the credit crunch started to hit the real economy, plunging most of Europe and the United States into recession.