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USDA-backed projects to provide ‘foundation’ for carbon markets? – Delta Farm Press

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USA Today

USDA-backed projects to provide 'foundation' for carbon markets?
Delta Farm Press
The $17 million in grants is also expected to help finally nail down verification/quantification of carbon credits. This will not be the first attempt to make sure carbon sequestration claims are legitimate – something a transparent market requires. ...
USDA Funds Projects to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 24 StatesUSDA.gov (press release)
USDA approves emission projectsCapital Press (subscription)
Program aims to credit farmers who reduce emissionsUSA Today
Weasel Zippers
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Tax proposed on CO2 credits from HFC-23: U.N. paper – eco-business.com

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Tax proposed on CO2 credits from HFC-23: U.N. paper
eco-business.com
By : Reuters Countries have proposed a tax on UN-backed carbon credits from projects that destroy the potent greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) to prevent the developers from racking up excessive profits, a UN paper said. ...
UN mulls over tax on industrial gas creditsBusiness Green
EU ban on HFC-23, NO2 credits enters forceENDS Europe (subscription)

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Kill a camel, claim a carbon credit – Herald Sun

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Globe and Mail

Kill a camel, claim a carbon credit
Herald Sun
CANBERRA is considering awarding carbon credits for getting rid of feral camels under an initiative to cut emissions of greenhouse gas. Although the Carbon Farming Initiative has yet to pass parliament, three proposals are undergoing formal assessment, ...
Australia poised to allow camel cullFinancial Times

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Tax proposed on CO2 credits from HFC-23: UN paper – Climate Spectator

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Tax proposed on CO2 credits from HFC-23: UN paper
Climate Spectator
LONDON (Reuters) - Countries have proposed a tax on UN-backed carbon credits from projects that destroy the potent greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) to prevent the developers from racking up excessive profits, ...
UN mulls over tax on industrial gas creditsBusiness Green
EU ban on HFC-23, NO2 credits enters forceENDS Europe (subscription)

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Carbon credits market at point of collapse – Sydney Morning Herald

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Sydney Morning Herald

Carbon credits market at point of collapse
Sydney Morning Herald
THE international market in carbon credits has suffered an almost total collapse, with only $US1.5 billion of them traded last year - the lowest since the system opened in 2005, says a report from the World Bank. A fledgling market in greenhouse gas ...
World Bank paints picture of stalled, Eurocentric carbon marketEnvironmental Finance
Global carbon market stalls for the first time in 2010 – World BankEcoSeed
After Explosive Growth, Global Carbon Markets Stall and Begin to ShrinkNew York Times
BusinessWeek -Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
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Call for NJ Governor to Repay $65 Million to Carbon Fund – SolveClimate News

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EcoSeed

Call for NJ Governor to Repay $65 Million to Carbon Fund
SolveClimate News
Chris Christie diverted about $65 million from carbon credit sales to help balance the 2010 state budget By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News Last year New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie diverted an estimated $65 million from the state's Regional ...
Christie deflates carbon gas planGloucester County Times - NJ.com
Doblin: Of cap and trade and a Reggie barNorthJersey.com
Governor Ignores Transportation in Greenhouse Gas CalculationsNJ Spotlight

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Navin Fluorine International jumps on winning carbon credits – India Infoline.com

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Navin Fluorine International jumps on winning carbon credits
India Infoline.com
Industries in developed countries buy carbon credits to meet their environment obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. Each unit of carbon credit represents one metric tonne reduction in greenhouse gas emission. Navin Fluorine International's net profit ...

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Kenya: Turkana Wind Project to Earn Carbon Credits – AllAfrica.com

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Kenya: Turkana Wind Project to Earn Carbon Credits
AllAfrica.com
Sh4.2 billion) from trading in carbon credits . The 310 Mega Watt (MW) wind farm has been registered by the United Nations for its greenhouse gas emission reductions. It is estimated to reduce carbon emission by 700000 tonnes per year which will earn ...


Africa: Continent’s Largest Wind Farm Approved for Carbon Credits – AllAfrica.com

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Daily Nation

Africa: Continent's Largest Wind Farm Approved for Carbon Credits
AllAfrica.com
The United Nations (UN) has registered sub-Saharan Africa's largest wind farm under a mechanism that will allow the project to generate carbon credits from its greenhouse gas emission reductions. The 310 Mega Watt (MW) Lake Turkana Wind Power project ...
Wind farm to earn Kenya Sh4.2 billionDaily Nation

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Kenya: Press Releases: Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd Approved for Carbon Credits – Ratio Magazine

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Kenya: Press Releases: Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd Approved for Carbon Credits
Ratio Magazine
Nairobi, 24 May 2011 --- The United Nations has registered sub-Saharan Africa's largest wind farm, Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd (LTWP), under a mechanism that will allow the project to generate carbon credits from its greenhouse gas emission reductions. ...
Kenyan wind farm gets UN carbon credit approvalEcoSeed
Kenyan Wind-Power Project Financing May Be Completed by OctoberBloomberg

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