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Carbon Trading: What Europe Can Actually Teach Us

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:08:37 GMT

Of all the questions about climate policy, one of the biggest is whether a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases will even work .

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Deregulation: Kiwifruit Suppliers Prefer Monopoly, Thanks

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:43 GMT

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:46 am Press Release: Zespri Kiwifruit Suppliers say "NO THANKS MR GIBBS" Kiwifruit deregulation is not on the agenda say leading kiwifruit  suppliers including Apata, DMS, Eastpack, Gisborne Kiwifruit Trust, Mainland, Te Awanui Huka Pak,  OPAC, Orrangewood, Mount Pack & Cool, Satara, Seeka, & Trevelyns.

Moving Auckland freight gets a timely boost

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:59 GMT

Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:47 am Press Release: National Road Carriers 29 June 2009 Media Release Moving Auckland freight gets a timely boost The proposal to allow road transport operators to carry heavier loads will help make moving freight more efficient, says National Road Carrier executive director David Aitken.

CME Revs Up for Surge in Carbon Credit Trading

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:09:18 GMT

The exchange is preparing to launch a Green Exchange for environmental contracts and has high hopes for carbon credit trading.

Carbon Management IS Information Management

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:33:09 GMT

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible.

CME Revs Up for Surge in Carbon Credit Trading

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:14:45 GMT

The exchange is preparing to launch a Green Exchange for environmental contracts and has high hopes for carbon credit trading.

New Earthscan Book Shows Carbon Markets Are Set to Treble in Size over the Next 3 Years

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:27:24 GMT

Despite the global value of carbon markets falling from 92 billion in 2008 to an estimated 63 billion in 2009, volumes of carbon credits continue to rise with carbon markets expected to treble in size by 2012.

Earthscan Book Shows Carbon Markets Are Set To Treble In Size Over The Next 3 Years

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:45:28 GMT

Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:50:37 GMT

The global financial crisis and rising oil prices have helped cut the annual increase of global CO2 emissions from oil, coal, gas and cement production by 50 percent, according to a new study released by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency .

European Union eyes Indian renewable energy projects

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:33:53 GMT

HYDERABAD: Climate change is not all about hot and cold weather spikes, melting of glaciers and rising sea levels triggered partly by emission of green houses gases , but also about opportunities.

Climate Exchange PLC - Monthly trading update

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:16:32 GMT

Press release 03 July 2009 CLIMATE EXCHANGE PLC Monthly Trading Update for the European Climate Exchange, the Chicago Climate Exchange and the Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Climate Exchange plc, below outlines the trading volumes for the month of June 2009 for the European Climate Exchange , the Chicago Climate Exchange and the Chicago Climate ...

Britain Could Be Wind and Wave Titan

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:25:08 GMT

Scroby Sands offshore wind farm is one the first commercial offshore wind farms in Britain.

Pollution credits: Carbon smoke and mirrors - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:45:00 GMT

President George W. Bush fought global-warming policy all the way to the Supreme Court. And he lost. Despite this judicial rebuke, he opposed climate-change legislation to the end. Now, with President Barack Obama, White House views on global warming ...

Pollution credits: Carbon smoke and mirrors - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Carbon tax better than trying to pick alternative energy winner - Midwest Voices

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:36:00 GMT

Should we let Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid pick the next big thing in alternative energy? Will their pet projects save the day, or turn out to be losers that crash and burn? Perhaps there?s a better way. The fundamental problem is our failure to ...

Carbon trading opportunity for local firms - Business World

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:27:00 GMT

LOCAL FIRMS should continue to invest in eco-friendly projects that can earn tradeable carbon credits as prices for these are likely to rise and foreign buyers are especially keen to source from the Philippines, experts said at a forum on Friday ...

US House passes Obama administration?s carbon trading legislation - World Socialist Web Site

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:56:00 GMT

On Friday, the US House of Representatives narrowly approved Democratic-sponsored legislation for a national ?cap and trade? carbon emissions trading scheme. Hailed by President Barack Obama as an ?extraordinary first step,? the proposed ...

Coalition urges carbon credits for farmers to mirror US bill - The Australian

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:05:00 GMT

COALITION MPs have urged the Rudd government to amend its emissions trading scheme further to ensure proposed US emissions laws do not disadvantage Australian farmers. The opposition's calls for farming to be given credits for reducing carbon ...

Wall Street Eagerly Waiting for Carbon Credit Trading

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:37:10 GMT

The opposition by the Republicans to the idea of carbon trading is a bit baffling, given that it is a classic Wall Street-driven solution for dealing with a serious problem.

Banks own the US government - The Guardian

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:27:00 GMT

After all, it was the banks' greed that fed the housing bubble with loony loans that were guaranteed to go bad. Of course the finance guys also made a fortune guaranteeing the loans that were guaranteed to go bad (ie AIG ), and when everything went ...

State's winners and losers - World Link

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:02:00 GMT

With Oregon's unemployment rate second highest in the nation, Democratic legislative leaders used state bonds and raised taxes to put thousands of people to work on public works projects. The biggest single program was Gov. Ted Kulongoski's $300 ...

Site Presented By - Salon

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:28:00 GMT

On Friday, speaking in opposition to the Waxman-Markey energy bill, Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., the ranking GOP member of the House Financial Services Committee, warned that the bill's cap-and-trade system for restricting greenhouse gas emissions could ...

Green-industrial complex gets rich from carbon laws - The Australian

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:25:00 GMT

THE word environmentalist usually conjures images of down-at-heel campaigners in tie-dyed T-shirts who eat only organic muesli. In truth, going green has become big business. We are witnessing the emergence of a green-industrial complex, an alliance ...

Hopes rise for Aussie CO2 laws - Gulf Times

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:19:00 GMT

Australia ?s emissions trading laws look more likely to pass a hostile Senate after US Congressional support for a similar climate bill eroded political opposition in Australia to carbon trading. Analysts said the passing of the Clean Energy and ...

Renewable energy may cost less than coal power - Brisbane Times

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:06:00 GMT

USING more renewable power in Sydney would make electricity bills more affordable, according to a study prepared for the CSIRO that challenges assumptions about cheap coal-fired energy. More intelligent use of the existing energy grid could slash ...

Dutch carbon exchange Climex sees June volume jump - Reuters

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:27:00 GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Trading in European Union carbon permits on Dutch exchange Climex grew by 49 percent in June, data showed on Friday, despite an overall drop in trading volumes across all European emissions exchanges. Climex last month traded 12.2 ...

Reith lectures: Of markets and morality - The Guardian

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:14:00 GMT

"The public gets what the public wants," sang the Jam, and then lines later, "the public wants what the public gets." In the age when political platforms are based on a handful of individuals passing round animal shapes in a Travelodge, the ...

Carbon scandal linked to nephew of PNG's PM - The Age

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:01:00 GMT

A nephew of Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare has been accused of pressuring remote villagers to sign away their land for carbon deals despite there being no carbon trade laws in place. Documents obtained by AAP show Pacific Carbon ...

Carbon Traders to Boost Hedges Against New Climate Laws, RNK Capital Says

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:47:26 GMT

Carbon traders will buy more option contracts this year as a hedge against new climate laws and devaluation of credits for richer nations that help cut greenhouse gas in the developing world, RNK Capital LLC said.