http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/cafedirect-using-carbon-credits-to-fund-green-coffee/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/cafedirect-using-carbon-credits-to-fund-green-coffee/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 15:20:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76516 Cafedirect – the UK’s largest fair trade hot drink supplier – is using the carbon market to fund adaptation projects that, in turn, support the sustainability of its own coffee production. As one of the four pilot groups of Cafédirect’sAdapCC project, the Peruvian cooperative of Cepicafe began investigating ways the carbon market could be used to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/15/cafedirect-using-carbon-credits-to-fund-green-coffee/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-german-solar-subsidies-australian-carbon-price-honda-hybrid-suit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-german-solar-subsidies-australian-carbon-price-honda-hybrid-suit/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:50:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76463 Here’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 enough support to delay plans to cut solar subsidies for as long as several months. But those opposing the proposal to slash feed-in tariffs by between 20 and nearly [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-german-solar-subsidies-australian-carbon-price-honda-hybrid-suit/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-australia-carbon-tax-japan-nuclear-more-fracking-rules/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-australia-carbon-tax-japan-nuclear-more-fracking-rules/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75874 Here’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 companies facing a carbon tax included 248 names, much lower than the expected total of 500. Those on the list – primarily power generators, mining companies and heavy industry firms – will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-australia-carbon-tax-japan-nuclear-more-fracking-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/policy-enforcement-briefing-clean-energy-ministerial-nyc-zoning-eu-ets-feed-in-tariffs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/policy-enforcement-briefing-clean-energy-ministerial-nyc-zoning-eu-ets-feed-in-tariffs/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:42:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75361 Here’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 UN Sustainable Energy for All program have outlined a set of commitments for participating countries and the private sector to promote energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, and increased global [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/policy-enforcement-briefing-clean-energy-ministerial-nyc-zoning-eu-ets-feed-in-tariffs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-gulf-spill-charges-carb-ruling-palm-oil-biofuels-eu-ets/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-gulf-spill-charges-carb-ruling-palm-oil-biofuels-eu-ets/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:33:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75031 Here’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 filed the first criminal charges in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A former BP engineer was arrested and charged with two counts of obstruction of justice for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/25/policy-enforcement-briefing-gulf-spill-charges-carb-ruling-palm-oil-biofuels-eu-ets/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/17/market-perspectives-from-the-lp-gp-clean-energy-sustainability-forum/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/17/market-perspectives-from-the-lp-gp-clean-energy-sustainability-forum/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:41:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73215 The most active investors in the cleantech, renewable energy and sustainability sectors share their views on the market at the fourth annual LP-GP Forum: Clean Energy & Sustainability hosted by AltAssets.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/17/market-perspectives-from-the-lp-gp-clean-energy-sustainability-forum/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/global-carbon-markets-plummet/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/global-carbon-markets-plummet/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:55:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73679 The value of the world’s carbon markets declined by 21 percent over the last quarter, despite trading volumes above the historical average, according to analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Global carbon markets fell to €14.2bn ($19.2bn) over Q1 2012, according to Bloomberg. This was 41 percent less than in the same period a year [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/global-carbon-markets-plummet/feed/ 10 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:40:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73688 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 12 items. Los Angeles City Council approved a measure to allow the Department of Water and Power (DWP) to move forward with a feed-in tariff initiative. The Clean LA Solar program will allow property owners to sell solar [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/offset-supply-to-drive-western-climate-initiative-analysts-say/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/offset-supply-to-drive-western-climate-initiative-analysts-say/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:27:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73370 Offset supply will be the main long-term allowance price driver after California and Quebec link their emissions trading programs next year to form the Western Climate Initiative single carbon market, according to market intelligence service Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. Both the California and Quebec electricity sectors have relatively low emissions. This means that nearly half [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/offset-supply-to-drive-western-climate-initiative-analysts-say/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/26/policy-enforcement-briefing-eu-ets-risks-hormuz-blockade-impact-uk-solar-tariffs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/26/policy-enforcement-briefing-eu-ets-risks-hormuz-blockade-impact-uk-solar-tariffs/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:28:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72675 Energy analysts say that the risk of the aviation sector exiting the EU cap-and-trade scheme is being priced into the market, and the impact could affect carbon prices by 2 euros or more. The carbon market is already oversupplied with hundreds of millions of permits and hindered by lower demand. Benchmark EU carbon prices have [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/26/policy-enforcement-briefing-eu-ets-risks-hormuz-blockade-impact-uk-solar-tariffs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/20/disconnect-of-tax-sustainability-departments-a-missed-opportunity/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/20/disconnect-of-tax-sustainability-departments-a-missed-opportunity/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:40:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72139 Many companies could be missing opportunities for financial savings as tax departments and sustainability programs lack integration, according to a survey from Ernst & Young. Only 16 percent of companies that either have or are developing an environmental sustainability strategy said their tax or finance departments are actively involved in it, according to Working Together: [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/20/disconnect-of-tax-sustainability-departments-a-missed-opportunity/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/airbus-could-lose-chinese-business-due-to-european-carbon-rules/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/airbus-could-lose-chinese-business-due-to-european-carbon-rules/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:31:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71608 Airbus’ parent company has warned that it stands to lose Chinese business if the European Commission ignores protests from airlines about its European emissions trading scheme, Fox Business reports. Louis Gallois, the chief executive of Airbus parent company European Aeronautic Defence & Space (EADS) told a conference call to analysts on Thursday that the Chinese [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/airbus-could-lose-chinese-business-due-to-european-carbon-rules/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/02/voluntary-carbon-offset-programs-gathering-steam/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/02/voluntary-carbon-offset-programs-gathering-steam/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:09:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71008 With the future of an international climate agreement still in flux, governments worldwide are turning to voluntary carbon offsetting markets to engage private sector climate actors – and to provide the tools that could shape tomorrow’s regulated carbon markets, according to a study by Ecosystem Marketplace, a project of nonprofit Forest Trends. At least 21 such government [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/02/voluntary-carbon-offset-programs-gathering-steam/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/ftse-launches-four-carbon-indexes/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/ftse-launches-four-carbon-indexes/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:05:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70814 The FTSE Group and its partners, the nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project and benchmarking specialist ENDS Carbon, have launched four carbon-related indexes designed to help investors reduce the long-term investment risks associated with climate change. The four indexes, of which two are based in Australia, and one each in Japan and the Europe-wide market, are part [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/ftse-launches-four-carbon-indexes/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/15/policy-enforcement-briefing-fy-2013-budget-8-3bn-for-vogtle-nukes-pvc-emissions-set/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/15/policy-enforcement-briefing-fy-2013-budget-8-3bn-for-vogtle-nukes-pvc-emissions-set/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:30:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69995 President Obama has proposed his FY 2013 budget, whose measures include the cancellation of $4 billion a year in oil and gas tax breaks and an extension for the Section 1603 tax credit, which covers up to 30 percent of the costs for renewable energy development, according to the Chicago Tribune and Business Week. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/15/policy-enforcement-briefing-fy-2013-budget-8-3bn-for-vogtle-nukes-pvc-emissions-set/feed/ 0