Carbon Finance
Carbon finance includes regulatory and other constraints placed on carbon emissions that have financial implications. Read about carbon finance topics including cap and trade rules that place a limit on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG’s), EPA regulations, and emissions reductions. These articles explore the financial aspects of carbon-constrained businesses.
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CARB Diesel Vehicles, China vs. EU ETS, Mexico Climate Law
California's On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (In-Use) Regulation has shifted the reporting date to March 30, 2012, for most privately and federally owned diesel fueled trucks ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Manufacturing Tax Credit, Natural Gas Drilling, Ener1 Chapter 11, Tier 3 Emissions
The White House has released more details about the manufacturing efficiency incentives that President Obama announced in his State of ...
Airlines Snap Up Bargain Carbon Permits, Rail at 'Looney Tax'
Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are preparing for inclusion in the EU's carbon trading scheme by buying allowances at low prices, while Ryanair has declared ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Northern Gateway, EU ETS, USDA, Vermont CEP
The elders of the Haisla First Nation voiced their opposition at the opening of a regulatory joint review hearing in Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, on ...
Carbon Trading to Double in North America This Year
Carbon trading in North America is poised to double this year with the inauguration of carbon markets in California and Quebec, and the total ...
EU Business Leaders Say ETS Cheap Carbon Prices Hurt Green Investments
Leaders of some of Europe’s largest businesses - including Shell, Alstom, Deutsche Telekom, Philips, Skanska, Tesco, Unilever and Vestas - called on the EU's politicians ...
Carbon Forecast Slashed; UN Seeks CDM Improvements
Point Carbon has slashed its carbon prices forecast for the third phase of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme by 10 euros per ton, ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: COP 17-Durban, EU Aviation Regulation, Boiler MACT, Clean Air Act
Durban: The draft plan for the United Nations Green Climate Fund - a financing system that would deliver $100 billion a year in aid to developing ...
Calif., Provinces Push Regional Cap and Trade; In Europe, Carbon Slump Continues
The Western Climate Initiative, a coalition of U.S. states and Canadian provinces seeking to create a regional carbon trading program, has created a ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2012 election, The New York ...
Calif. Board Finalizes Cap and Trade
The California Air Resources Board yesterday gave its final approval to the state's cap-and-trade system, which sets limits on carbon emissions starting next year.
CARB ...
BofA Merrill Enters California Carbon Market
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is entering the nascent California carbon trading market with an agreed option to buy several million tons ...
Carbon Credits ‘Questionable’; Truckers Earning Carbon Offsets
Most carbon credits certified in India are “questionable” and do not represent real greenhouse gas reductions, according to a Wikileaks cable.
An American diplomatic cable ...
Umow Lai’s Director of Sustainability Discusses Aussie Carbon Tax
With the introduction of the carbon tax fueling intense debate about sustainability across Australia's economy, Straight Talk sat down with Umow ...
ICE Adds 21 Emissions Contracts to Replace Futures Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange has announced plans to launch 21 over-the-counter North American emissions contracts.
The announcement follows on the heels of news that ICE will ...
Carbon Futures Platform to Shut; Offsets Near Record Lows
Financial markets firm Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is to shut its emissions derivatives trading platform, Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, by the end of the first quarter, the ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Ethanol Deal, Light Bulbs, Mont. Pulls Out of Spill Clean-Up
Senators yesterday announced a compromise proposal to end a major tax break for the ethanol industry while extending incentives for production of cellulosic ethanol, ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: EPA Funding, Aussie Carbon Tax, Hazardous Waste Regs
The environment subcommittee of the House appropriations committee approved a bill this morning that would slash funds for the EPA, the Hill ...
California ARB Delays Cap-and-Trade Start
California’s proposed cap-and-trade program will be delayed by a year, the state’s Air Resources Board has announced.
CARB chairwoman Mary Nichols said the ...
Australia Considers Killing Camels for Carbon Credits
Under Australia's Carbon Farming Initiative, a plan to help combat emissions that was recently submitted to parliament, Adelaide-based company Northwest Carbon has suggested the ...
