Carbon Finance & Offsets

Carbon finance investment instruments include renewable energy certificates and carbon credits. Articles also focus on carbon offsets used to reduce carbon footprints to meet government regulatory requirements. Carbon finance and offsets are both ways businesses address the financial implications of regulatory and other constraints placed on carbon emissions.

EL Pro Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%

Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%Technology firm Texas Instruments' emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its ...

May 25, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Rio+20, Natural Gas Lobby, NRC, Camp David Declaration

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Rio+20, Natural Gas Lobby, NRC, Camp David DeclarationHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items. The World Business Council for Sustainable ...

May 23, 2012

Mining Industry ‘to Spend $20bn on Renewable Energy and Conservation by 2020′

Mining Industry ‘to Spend $20bn on Renewable Energy and Conservation by 2020′Worldwide investment by the mining industry in renewable energy and energy conservation will reach about $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20 billion ...

May 17, 2012

Cafedirect Using Carbon Credits to Fund Green Coffee

Cafedirect Using Carbon Credits to Fund Green CoffeeCafedirect - the UK's largest fair trade hot drink supplier - is using the carbon market to fund adaptation projects that, in turn, support the ...

May 15, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: German Solar Subsidies, Australian Carbon Price, Honda Hybrid Suit

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: German Solar Subsidies, Australian Carbon Price, Honda Hybrid SuitHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. The German parliament's upper house has rallied ...

May 14, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: California-Quebec ETS, Energy Efficiency, Canada Emissions Target

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: California-Quebec ETS, Energy Efficiency, Canada Emissions TargetHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items. The California Air Resources Board released proposed regulations to link its cap-and-trade program to the carbon market ...

May 11, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Production Tax Credit, Light Bulbs, Buffett on Keystone

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Production Tax Credit, Light Bulbs, Buffett on KeystoneHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items. President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend ...

May 9, 2012

Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013

Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according ...

May 8, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Australia Carbon Tax, Japanese Nuclear, More Fracking Rules

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Australia Carbon Tax, Japanese Nuclear, More Fracking RulesHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 12 items. The Australian government's preliminary list of ...

May 7, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Clean Energy Ministerial, NYC Zoning, EU ETS, Feed-in Tariffs

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Clean Energy Ministerial, NYC Zoning, EU ETS, Feed-in TariffsHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The 23-government Clean Energy Ministerial and the ...

April 30, 2012

EL Pro Gucci Parent PPR Pledges 25% Cut in CO2, Water, Waste

Gucci Parent PPR Pledges 25% Cut in CO2, Water, WasteLuxury and sporting goods group PPR - the company behind Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Puma - has unveiled a raft of sustainability ...

April 30, 2012

EL Pro London Olympics Slash CO2 Footprint by 21%

London Olympics Slash CO2 Footprint by 21%The organizers of the 2012 London Olympic Games have cut the event's projected carbon footprint by over a fifth, through the use of rented seats, tents and crowd barriers, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek ...

April 27, 2012

EL Pro Renewables Briefing: Markey Group, Constellation Energy, U.S. Air Force

Renewables Briefing: Markey Group, Constellation Energy, U.S. Air ForceHere's the latest news on renewable power installations, contracts, financing, permits and market changes affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Markey Group has opened a £1.1 million ...

April 26, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Charges, CARB Ruling, Palm Oil Biofuels, EU ETS

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Charges, CARB Ruling, Palm Oil Biofuels, EU ETSHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items. The Department of Justice has ...

April 25, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Chevron, Mexico Low-Carbon Bill, Oil Market Speculation

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Chevron, Mexico Low-Carbon Bill, Oil Market SpeculationHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The new Brazilian prosecutor of the case ...

April 23, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS Settlement

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS SettlementHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The Obama administration has set national standards ...

April 20, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Deepwater Horizon, Shell Oil Sheen, YPF Nationalization, Keystone XL, LNG Exports

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Deepwater Horizon, Shell Oil Sheen, YPF Nationalization, Keystone XL, LNG ExportsHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 18 items. A presidential commission investigating the 2010 Gulf ...

April 18, 2012

Market Perspectives from the LP-GP Clean Energy & Sustainability Forum

Market Perspectives from the LP-GP Clean Energy & Sustainability Forum The most active investors in the cleantech, renewable energy and sustainability sectors share their views on the market at the fourth ...

April 17, 2012

EL Pro H&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011

H&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011Swedish clothing retailer and manufacturer Hennes & Mauritz, commonly known as H&M, last year achieved its target of a five percent year-on-year reduction in its ...

April 13, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation Law, Carbon Permits, GHG Targets, Gulf Sheen

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation Law, Carbon Permits, GHG Targets, Gulf SheenHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items. India's environment minister called the EU aviation ...

April 13, 2012