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Oil, coal industries cry foul on ETS – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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The Australian Coal Association has told a Senate inquiry that the Federal Government’s emissions scheme will cost the industry $5 billion in its first five years.


TEPCO spends $358 million in past 2 years on CO2 credits – Reuters

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TEPCO spends $358 million in past 2 years on CO2 credits
Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co spent $358 million in the past two years on carbon credits, Japan's biggest utility said on Thursday, as it tried to achieve a self-imposed target to help Japan to fight global warming. ...

APX's VCS Carbon Registry Hits 100 Market Participants – Business Wire (press release)

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APX's VCS Carbon Registry Hits 100 Market Participants
Business Wire (press release), CA
“The launch of APX's VCS Registry is an important milestone for the carbon credit markets in the US and abroad,” said Andrew Ertel, CEO at Evolution Markets. “There is a clear market need for a means to register and transfer voluntary carbon credits in ...

‘Too early’ to predict emissions scheme jobs impact – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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Queensland’s Climate Change Minister say it is too early to know how the proposed emissions scheme will affect mining industry jobs.


ETS to slow wages growth: Treasury – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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The Federal Treasury says wages growth will be up to 2 per cent slower under an emissions scheme.


Credit crisis diary: Alexander pulls a fast one on his old pals – Independent

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Credit crisis diary: Alexander pulls a fast one on his old pals
Independent, UK
Good thinking from Tesco, which has added toilet paper to the list of products that it carbon-labels. The labels give details of the total emissions of carbon dioxide produced during the lifetime of the products in question. For the record, each sheet ...

ETS a ‘black hole of uncertainty’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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As Prime Minister Kevin Rudd sits down with premiers to talk climate change today, the Opposition has released the report it commissioned into Labor’s emissions scheme, saying it confirms all of its fears.


Carbon credits – Emporia Gazette

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Carbon credits
Emporia Gazette, KS
THE APRIL 18 EDITION of the Gazette featured an article about how farmers and ranchers can apply for carbon credits and may be eligible for cash payments for such practices as no-till planting or lighter grazing of pastures. On the surface, this seems ...

India set to rake in $100 billion through carbon trading – Economic Times

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India set to rake in $100 billion through carbon trading
Economic Times, India
NEW DELHI: India could earn up to $100 billion through trading of certified emission reductions (CERs) or carbon credits, a government official said on Wednesday. “There are about 930 carbon credit projects already in the Indian carbon trade basket, ...

Carbon Credits Miss the Point – Fast Company

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Carbon Credits Miss the Point
Fast Company
The current carbon-saving message implies that you could possibly "do good" by switching to a Hybrid Escalade, trade the Audi for Tesla's new electric sedan and possibly get some carbon-credit for your weekend escapade with the Porsche. ...

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