Carbon Market Headlines, Sun Mar 7, 2010

 

Hiccups in carbon trading

The Copenhagen conference in December was supposed to be the forum at which big cuts to carbon dioxide emissions were announced, sending the price for the permit to emit one tonne of CO2 into overdrive.

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Indonesian-Australian Carbon Trade Cooperation of AUS$ 30 Million

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The Indonesian and Australian governments have agreed on carbon trade cooperation of AUS$ 30 million.

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Opinion: How Much Carbon Do Different Forests Store & What Size Offsets Your Driving For a Year?

As any TreeHugger worth his or her epiphytes knows, preserving tropical rainforests is a major part of preventing the worst of climate change–deforestation itself causing nearly as many carbon emissions as the entire transportation sector. But over the past year there have been a number of studies all essentially claiming that one particular type of forest or another stored more carbon than rainforests and why aren’t we trying hard to protect them too? Which is a fair enough question to ask. So let’s quickly sort it out a bit and provide some context:

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Opinion: Carbon Offsets In A Nutshell By Susan Patel

I received an email last week with the question, ‘Do you recommend any particular carbon offset company?’ Great question and an even better topic to share since March 27 is all about climate change.

If you follow the news, chances are you’ve come across some sort of reference to carbon offsets. Its become all the rage as events like the winter Olympics and New York Fashion Week to people like Al Gore, Dixie Chicks and actors including George Clooney buy offsets in an effort to become “carbon neutral.” Not to mention, businesses around the world are taking a closer at their contributions to climate change, with an increasing number voluntarily reducing their “carbon footprint” too. What about you and your business?

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 Event: Improving Your Carbon Footprint – Technical Workshop

16 March 2010, Chesterfield, UK

Following on from the success of the “Joining Technologies for FRP Composite Materials” workshop in November 2009, NetComposites have teamed up with Ray Khan from Hambleside Danelaw – a self proclaimed “Corporate Eco Warrior” – for this exclusive workshop on how to improve you carbon footprint for composites companies.

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‘Blue carbon’ plan to enlist the oceans to fight climate change

Countries and coastal communities may eventually be paid to preserve their seas to help fight climate change, as a result of an agreement just made in Bali. Over half of all the carbon emitted each year is taken up by the oceans – without this essential, service global warming would be far worse.

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Opinion: When It Comes to His Own Energy Usage/Carbon Footprint, Al “Bigfoot” Gore Uses 19x U.S. Average

“It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we know it.

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Opinion: L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa considers a carbon surcharge for DWP customers

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is moving ahead with a plan requiring customers of the Department of Water and Power to pay higher bills to help the utility tap more sources of renewable energy.

 
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Australia’s Carbon Mission Targets 10 Asean Projects

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Bernama) — Australia’s Carbon Mission has target 10 carbon projects worth US$100 million in ASEAN within 18 months.

 

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France to renew calls for EU carbon tariff

 
EU ministers are set to give renewed consideration to French calls for a “carbon inclusion mechanism” in an attempt to curb unfair competition from countries like China, which have weaker climate protection laws. But opinion is still divided on the issue of carbon tariffs at the EU’s borders.
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Press Release: NDRC maps out ways to further develop low-carbon energy

BEIJING, Mar. 1 (Xinhua) – China’s topeconomic planner the Nat ional Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has mapped out ways to boost low-carbon energy development in the country.

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Event: Carbon Markets Asia

Tue, 22/06/2010 (All day)
Conducted by: Green Power Conferences
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Contact: Laura Brownie

Scheduled in the weeks following the UNFCCC climate change discussions in Bonn, the 6th Annual Carbon Markets Asia congress will bring together all those working in carbon markets in the region to examine how the industry has changed since Copenhagen and how the market can move forward successfully. Bringing together policy makers, project developers, financiers, DNAs, DOEs, traders and other carbon professionals the congress will be a one stop shop for all your knowledge and networking needs.

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Trade row looms as adviser calls for carbon tax on China

 

Ministers should consider a carbon tax on imports to help struggling British manufacturers, according to one of the government’s key advisers, despite fears such a measure could lead to a global trade war.

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Opinion: Greenhouse gas carbon pricing could replace cap and trade
1 March 2010– U.S. senators are working on a plan that will combine energy and climate proposals through a price on greenhouse gases (GHG) instead of the cap and trade program.

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Opinion: Carbon quotas: the scheduled end of free allocations

 
The revision of the European carbon quota exchange system, which will take effect in 2013,(1) will see the gradual introduction of an auction system that will revolutionize the existing situation in France.

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Posted on March 7, 2010 · in Global

Tagged as: carbon credits • Carbon Dioxide • Carbon Emissions • carbon nuetral • Carbon Price • Carbon Reduction • Carbon Trading • emissions reduction • ETA • ghg