Labor attacked on forest credits plan – The Age
Labor attacked on forest credits plan The Age, Australia Released overnight at United Nations climate talks in Germany by Greenpeace International, the report says plans to recognise forest protection in a global climate deal would trigger a collapse in the carbon permit price of up to 75 per cent. ... |
Panel recommends CDM board rejects Sasol’s carbon credit application – Creamer Media’s Engineering News
Panel recommends CDM board rejects Sasol’s carbon credit application Creamer Media's Engineering News, South Africa The NGO argued that the compulsory elements of additionality (proving that without carbon funding from the CDM, the project would not be viable) were not evident in Sasol’s feedstock conversion project. Earthlife Africa further said that Sasol had been ... |
The truth about carbon trading – FinanceAsia
The truth about carbon trading FinanceAsia, Hong Kong As we move forward into a world where more and more countries are operating cap and trade schemes (US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea) demand for excess carbon credits may pick up again. We should avoid mixing up carbon trading ... Must we Manipulate the Market to Save the Market? |
Subprime Carbon: With “solutions” like these, who needs problems? – It’s Getting Hot In Here
Subprime Carbon: With “solutions” like these, who needs problems? It's Getting Hot In Here, DC In November 2008, banking giant Credit Suisse announced a securitized carbon deal that bundled together carbon credits from 25 offset projects at various stages of UN approval, sourced from three countries and five project developers. ... |
Environment centre warns power costs will rise – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Northern Territory Environment Centre says Territorians will pay significantly more for power in the future because of the emissions scheme.
Alternative Energy Will Suffer Under Cap and Trade – Wall Street Journal
Alternative Energy Will Suffer Under Cap and Trade Wall Street Journal Many of us in business are against cap and trade based on the experience from the 1990 cap-and-trade law that Mr. Krupp cites in his article, as well as the EU's experience with carbon cap and trade over the last few years. The value of a carbon credit ... |
Climate change protesters march against emissions scheme – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Climate Emergency Action Network of South Australia says the Federal Pollution Reduction Scheme needs to be altered to cut emissions further.
W2 Energy and R&J Howell partner on carbon credit certification – Power Engineering Magazine
W2 Energy and R&J Howell partner on carbon credit certification Power Engineering Magazine, OK 27 March 2009 - W2 Energy Inc., a developer of green energy, has announced that in collaboration with its joint venture partner R&J Howell, it will be certifying its mass-to-energy plants for carbon offset credits. "W2 Energy and R&J Howell are working ... |
Climate shaded by economy – The Age
Climate shaded by economy The Age, Australia Mr Rudd's comments come as Australia prepares to present a submission to include an expansive carbon credit program in a global carbon agreement at UN carbon negotiations in the German city of Bonn next week. In documents seen by The Age, ... |
Clampdown on ‘Easy’ China Carbon Deals to Cost Firms – Bloomberg
Clampdown on ‘Easy’ China Carbon Deals to Cost Firms Bloomberg Indian steelmaker JSW Steel Ltd., which uses factory waste gas to make power and reduce greenhouse gases, is one of several project owners that has drawn criticism for earning money from the carbon credits it generates. “They were hugely profitable ... Japan tightens possible 2020 GHG targets |


