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Dirty side of a clean energy future – Stock and Land

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Green Left Weekly

Dirty side of a clean energy future
Stock and Land
But evidence is emerging of suspect and fraudulent projects, especially in developing countries, getting past both the United Nations and the European Union, which respectively run the world's biggest carbon credit and emissions trading schemes. ...
Carbon tax: Emissions trading - the reality.Cumberland Courier Newspapers
Green reasons to oppose Australia's carbon priceGreen Left Weekly

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Carbon tax: Emissions trading – the reality. – Cumberland Courier Newspapers

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Cumberland Courier Newspapers

Carbon tax: Emissions trading - the reality.
Cumberland Courier Newspapers
The theory of emissions trading schemes is that carbon credits are gained for recognised emission abatement activities which can then be bought and sold on an open market. The problem is knowing whether abatement has in fact taken place. ...

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Register to get carbon credits, call to owners – Hawke’s Bay Today

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Hawke's Bay Today

Register to get carbon credits, call to owners
Hawke's Bay Today
Photo / File Forest owners have until the end of this year to register for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and take advantage of carbon credits for the past three years. The Hawke's Bay Regional Council is reminding those intending to enter the ETS ...


Explained: Carbon taxes, emissions trading and direct action – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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There are three key approaches governments around the world are taking in a bid to lower emissions: taxes; emissions- schemes (ETS); and direct action.


Explained: Carbon tax vs emissions trading vs direct action – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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There are three key approaches governments around the world are taking in a bid to lower emissions: taxes; emissions- schemes; and direct action.


Snoopy and the Green Baron – Ottawa Citizen

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CBC.ca

Snoopy and the Green Baron
Ottawa Citizen
Otherwise how could they justify asking their passengers to buy carbon credits? According to the ATA's lawyer, Derrick Wyatt, "The airlines recognize that greenhouse gas emissions, including those from aviation, pose a serious environmental problem. ...
Canada dodges carbon bulletToronto Sun
The ultimate guide to aviation's inclusion in the EU emissions trading schemeBusiness Green
US Airlines Sue EU Over Cap-And-Trade SchemeFox Business
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Canada dodges carbon bullet – Toronto Sun

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Utility Week

Canada dodges carbon bullet
Toronto Sun
Almost no one wants to buy carbon credits, which are the stock of carbon trading markets, with each credit permitting the bearer to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels. The signs of a looming collapse in carbon markets ...
The ultimate guide to aviation's inclusion in the EU emissions trading schemeBusiness Green

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Carbon tax period as short as possible: PM

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she is determined to move from a carbon tax to an emissions trading scheme as soon as possible.

EC to manipulate carbon prices – Steel Business Briefing (subscription)

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EC to manipulate carbon prices
Steel Business Briefing (subscription)
The European Commission (EC) has said for the first time that it may increase carbon credit prices by setting aside credits from the Emissions Trading System (ETS). Maintaining high prices is necessary to avoid any one sector from getting a “free-ride ...

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Farmers to be rewarded for cutting emissions? – Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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EcoSeed

Farmers to be rewarded for cutting emissions?
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The panel reviewing the Emissions Trading Scheme says that it has considered measures that reward farmers with carbon credits for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. But chairman David Caygill won't say what conclusion it came to, Carbon News ...
EU states agree new security measures to tackle ETS fraudRecharge
'Carnage' in European carbon market as prices fall to 15-month lowEnvironmental Finance
EU to tighten ETS security after cyber-theftbunkerworld (subscription)
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