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What are carbon credits?

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:55:17 +0000

In the voluntary carbon offset market, individuals and businesses purchase carbon credits on a voluntary basis in order to lower their carbon footprint, or the total amount of carbon emissions that result from their activities. Carbon offsets can …

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Work Shop: Cutting carbon for small business

admin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:03 +0000

Small businesses in the Northern Rivers are invited to attend a workshop to help them reduce their carbon footprint.

The workshop will be held in Lismore on Friday, February 25.
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Event: Cancun: industry expert comment about the voluntary carbon marketplace

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:00:03 +0000

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We anticipate that Cancun will be extremely busy next week however if you would like to arrange to talk to an industry expert about the regulated and non-regulated carbon offset market then Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director, The CarbonNeutral Company will be available for comment. Jonathan will be speaking at the events below but you can also arrange to meet him by emailing jonathan.shopley@carbonneutral.com or phoning +44 7855 359099.

The Trailblazers of Climate Finance
Monday, 6 December 2010 at 1100

Navigating the American Carbon World

admin — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:00:16 +0000

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Wed, 13/04/2011 (All day)
Conducted by:

Event: Complimentary Webinar: Portfolio and Risk Management for REC’s and Voluntary Carbon Credits

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:35 +0000

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Event: Hidro sustainable energy

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:02:12 +0000

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Mr James Kwok almost a decade ago had an original idea to use pressure gradients which are freely and naturally available in water anywhere and everywhere in the world (this how submarine operates) to make an affordable, sustainable and reliable energy generator.

Event: The Asia-Pacific Carbon Markets Crossroads

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:00:52 +0000

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CARBON FORUM ASIA is the leading annual Carbon Market Trade Fair & Conference in the Asia-Pacific, where carbon credits and CDM project financing opportunities are abound. With its finger on the pulse of current global market developments, CARBON FORUM ASIA is the platform of choice for Carbon Market professionals and governments to discuss key industry trends and issues that will shape the future of carbon trading and CDM markets in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.

Date of Trade Fair: 27

Event: CARBON Trade Ex AMERICA

admin — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:00:34 +0000

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The organizers of Carbon TradeEx America today announced their main networking event “A Night at the (Field) Museum” which will take place on the evening of the first show day, September 28th at 6p.m.

Upcoming carbon offsets webinars

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:18:31 +0000

What’s next for forestry in North America – findings from the forest carbon offsetting report 2010
Mon 24th May 2010

Internationally – what’s next for forestry?
Thurs 10th June 2010

The forest carbon offsetting report 2010 – download page

Event: Carbon in soil and trees seminar

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 01:00:40 +0000

Carbon is the buzzword these days. The major political parties have each proposed schemes to reduce carbon emissions and a common theme is incentives to sequester carbon in soil and trees. A number of private companies are already urging landowners to sign up………

The Department of Industry and Investment is offering free seminars on Tuesday, May 11 at Thora (2pm-4pm) and Coramba (7pm-9pm)……..

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Event: CARBON EXPO 2010: – generating momentum for effective climate protection

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:00:40 +0000

From 26th to 28th May 2010, Cologne will be the venue of the seventh CARBON EXPO

Event: Forestry Carbon Markets and REDD

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:00:56 +0000

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Washington DC, USA: 1011, June 2010

Despite recent uncertainty, the forest carbon market has grown nearly fivefold since 2006.

The market was worth $21 million in the first half of 2009, .1 million in 2008, after rising to .5 million a year before and from .6 million in 2006, according to Ecosystem Marketplace.

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Events: AIP to run Life Cycle Inventory & Carbon Footprinting Training

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:00:10 +0000

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is running a half-day course on the introduction to Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) and carbon footprinting with Professor Gordon Robertson FAIP as course presenter.

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Event: Seminar on Climate Change and the Carbon Market

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:00:37 +0000

Date: 15

Event: RIVIERA MARITIME MEDIA’S CO2 SHIPPING CONFERENCE IN LONDON ON 6-7 MAY 2010 TO TACKLE THIS KEY QUESTION

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:00:16 +0000

WILL THE DRIVE TO CONTROL CLIMATE CHANGE MAKE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) A MAJOR NEW GAS CARRIER CARGO?

What:
A major new gas carrier cargo?

When:
6 – 7 May 2010

Where:
London, UK

Organiser:
Riviera Maritime Media

Information & registration:
www.rivieramm.com/events

Gas carriers stand poised to play a key role in the logistics chains that will be required to implement the range of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects that have been proposed worldwide. It is estimated that CCS schemes could lead to the capture and sequestration of up to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per annum within the next 15 years, or 20 per cent of all the CO2 given off by fossil fuel-burning power stations and other heavy industrial plant.

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Event: Carbon credits to be explained at forum

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:53 +0000

An emissions trading seminar is being held in Invercargill tomorrow to explain to Southlanders how carbon credits could affect them.

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Event: ZEDfactory: evolving zero carbon / zero waste design

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:00:02 +0000

This month, a dinner conference with Bill Dunster, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and principal of the UK architect firm ZEDfactory, will take place on two separate evenings in Montreal and Quebec City.

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Event : SECOND ALL-AFRICA CARBON FORUM TO BE HELD IN NAIROBI, KENYA ON 3

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:57 +0000

Conference, Trade Fair and Capacity Development to build on CDM gains on continent IETA, UNEP, UNDP, WB, UNITAR, UNCTAD AfDB and UNFCCC

The programme is set and the list of participants is growing fast for the second all-Africa Carbon Forum, set to take place at the United Nations Gigiri complex in Nairobi, Kenya, 3

Trading Carbon reveals the latest results from their projects survey

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:55:58 +0000

Trading carbon, with the help of Point Carbon has compiled a set of results based on factual data to show the leading emission reduction project activities in 2009.

A summary of the results can be located in the link below and EcoSecurities were pleased to be recognized as the leading project participant by registered projects 2009 as well as achieving joint third in the validated projects category.

Download: full survey results (PDF)

FREE WEBINAR: Forestry laid bare!

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:41:53 +0000

Join EcoSecurities and their prestigious guests in this free interactive webinar to discuss forestry, REDD and the future of this sector in more depth as well as following The Walt Disney Company as they take us through why they choose forestry as part of their climate solution strategy.

Date: 23rd February 2010

Time:
08:30 – 10:00 PST
11:30 – 13:00 EST
16:30 – 18:00 GMT

Panelists:

Survey: Forest carbon offsetting

Claire Davey — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:39:37 +0000

From EcoSecurities:

Is your company involved in forestry? Which project types do you prefer? Or do you feel forestry is too risky?

Event : SWANA Announces North America Carbon Credit Summit

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:56 +0000

Event: North America Carbon Credit Summit
Date: 14 April 2010
Venue: Reno, Nevada

2 February 2010 – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced that it will host the North American Carbon Credit Summit on Wednesday, 14 April 2010 in Reno, Nevada. The one day event will provide the most current information available on the constantly evolving carbon credit market as it applies to municipal solid waste professionals.

For more information on the Summit, visitÂ

Green Industrial Evolution-India 2010

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:29 +0000

New report into the costs of carbon offsetting through the CDM

Jane — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:16:05 +0000

At Carbon Retirement, we have just published a short piece of research into the efficiency of carbon offsetting through the Clean Development Mechanism, covered by the BBC. It shows that for every

Program Manager, Carbon Offsets

admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:31:14 +0000

Program Manager, Carbon Offsets