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South Canterbury's district councils could be in line for a share of a multibillion-dollar compensation package for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).Under the ETS, landowners who fell more than two hectares of trees planted before 1990 will incur…
California finally could be serious about turning around their sputtering economy. One hopeful sign is a ballot initiative that would repeal the Golden State's version of a cap-and-trade carbon tax. This feel-good law to reduce the state's carbon fo…
In a recent transaction in the Pacific Northwest, Jefferson Land Trust sold 400 metric tons of timber resources. What makes the deal remarkable is that it didn’t sell any wood—instead the sale was for the carbon stored in the trees. It was the first…
The French Constitutional Council has rejected a tax on carbon emissions strongly backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy that was to take effect Friday. But his ruling conservative party said the measure would be redrafted so it could be passed into la…
Geographers have projected temperature increases due to greenhouse gas emissions to reach a not-so-chilling conclusion: climate zones will shift and some climates will disappear completely by 2100. Tropical highlands and polar regions may be the fi…
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Cap and Trade
The Kyoto Protocol, set to expire in 2012, established binding reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for thirty-six countries. The United States was not a party to the treaty.
Reducing GHG emissions through cap-and-trade programs is generating widespread discussion, including con
… Continue Reducing GHG emissions through cap-and-trade programs is generating widespread discussion, including con
Posted on February 28, 2010 at 1:25am —
Whales, Like Trees, Slow Warming
It's their parting gift to the world: Each dying whale carries tons of carbon to the sea floor as its massive body sinks, storing it there for centuries where it can't harm the climate.
In this way, whales are like the world's forests, sucking climate-changing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere over their lifetime and socking it away. And according to new research, repopulating the oceans with whales could be as good for battling climate change as planti
… Continue In this way, whales are like the world's forests, sucking climate-changing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere over their lifetime and socking it away. And according to new research, repopulating the oceans with whales could be as good for battling climate change as planti
Posted on February 28, 2010 at 1:25am —
Billions At Stake In Carbon Trading Scheme
South Canterbury's district councils could be in line for a share of a multibillion-dollar compensation package for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).Under the ETS, landowners who fell more than two hectares of trees planted before 1990 will incur a fee if they do not replace them. However, all post-… Continue
Posted on February 21, 2010 at 8:45am —
Efforts to Stop California Cap-and-Trade
California finally could be serious about turning around their sputtering economy. One hopeful sign is a ballot initiative that would repeal the Golden State's version of a cap-and-trade carbon tax.
This feel-good law to reduce the state's carbon footprint was enacted with great hoopla by the Democratic legislature and Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 when the state's economy was would create jobs. The same fairy tale many in Washington are repeating today.
No… Continue
This feel-good law to reduce the state's carbon footprint was enacted with great hoopla by the Democratic legislature and Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 when the state's economy was would create jobs. The same fairy tale many in Washington are repeating today.
No… Continue
Posted on February 7, 2010 at 4:01am —
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Citing Cap-and-Trade Fears, Republican Senators Kill Carbon Credits Bill
(KCPW News) The Utah Senate has shot down a bill that would allow cities, counties and special districts to trade carbon credits if they convert garbage otherwise bound for the landfill into fertilizer. Some Utah facilities already participate in a voluntary program called the Chicago Climate Exchange, but it’s unclear whether state code allows it. [...]J.P. Morgan senior executive proposes China develop domestic carbon-trading system
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) — Fang Fang, vice chairman of J. P. Morgan Asia Investment Banking division, has proposed that China develop a domestic carbon-trading system as part of its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading at News.XinhuanetUtah Senate rejects carbon trading support
The Utah Senate on Monday refused to support a voluntary greenhouse gas reduction market that one senator said could help municipalities and service districts make money by reducing pollution. A few Utah entities — notably Weber County with a methane production plant that saves landfill space and reduces carbon emissions — already sell carbon credits on [...]Opinion: Consumers driven by price, not saving CO2 – survey
LONDON (Reuters) – Consumers are still thinking about the price of the electronic goods they buy, rather than saving energy, according to a survey commissioned by energy-saving technology manufacturer Energenie on Monday. Continue Reading at UK. ReutersAPM Terminals cut CO2 emissions by 8% last year
APM Terminals told Portworld last Friday that CO2 emissions from its global network of 50 terminals in 34 countries fell 8% in 2009 from 2008 levels, through “aggressive measures to improve fuel economy” and the introduction of “environmentally sustainable terminal operating practices over the past year”. Continue Reading at PortWorldJoin Us On:
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