LONDON (Reuters) – London-based Total Global Steel was named by a source on Friday as a seller of recycled carbon credits, as the Hungarian government said it was still unsure as to the remaining used credits’ whereabouts.

“Total Global Steel sold recycled CERs over BlueNext,” an anonymous source familiar with the matter told Reuters, referring to used Kyoto Protocol carbon credits sold over the French emissions exchange.

LONDON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate climate bill, unveiled on Wednesday, has garnered general support from European carbon market players, though some have raised concerns over a few components of the proposed legislation.

The draft bill, to be tabled by Democratic Senator John Kerry and independent Senator Joseph Lieberman, would introduce a price collar to curb wild volatility and restricts participation by parts of the financial sector.

LONDON (Reuters) – A United Nations agency on Wednesday cut its forecast for pre-2012 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets, estimating for the first time that less than 1 billion tonnes will come to market before the climate pact expires.

“Due to the medium issuance in March (11.4 million) and in April (9.9 million), our projection for the amount of (Certified Emissions Reductions) to be available by the end of 2012 decreased a little from 1,035 million to 992 million,” the UNEP Risoe Center said on its website.

LONDON (Reuters) – A sharp drop in carbon emissions across the European Union emissions trading scheme underscored on Thursday the impact of recession on industry, with an overall 11.2 percent drop in 2009.

The metals sector registered the biggest fall, by 30 percent, while Estonia, Romania, Belgium, Spain and Italy registered some of the biggest falls across individual countries.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new scheme to cut corporate energy usage and carbon emissions will slash billions from power bills, according to the government, but companies remain confused over compliance and concerned over its costs.

The mandatory Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES), which begins Thursday, forces businesses like banks, hotels, hospitals and schools to help cut annually by 2020 British greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tonnes and corporate energy bills by 1 billion pounds.

LONDON (Reuters) – Clean energy developer Trading Emissions (TREM) trimmed its Kyoto Protocol carbon offset portfolio on Wednesday, citing delays in project registrations at the United Nations, its investment adviser said.

In its half yearly report, TREM said its portfolio of risk-adjusted offsets, called Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs), stood at 49.9 million tons as of March 31, of which 38.7 million is for delivery before 2012.

LONDON (Reuters) – The reputation of a Kyoto Protocol carbon finance scheme was dealt another blow after a UN climate panel late on Friday suspended the third emissions cut verifier in 15 months, and partially suspended a fourth.

The scheme’s executive board suspended emissions auditors TUEV SUED and partially suspended Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO) after spot checks at the companies’ offices revealed procedural breaches.

LONDON (Reuters) – The UN shaved its forecast for 2012 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets this week, despite a rise in the number issued by its climate change secretariat last month.

The UN issued 13.3 million offsets in February, the most seen since last November, but cut the number it expects to hand out before the current Kyoto treaty expires in 2012 to 1.035 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.