Carbon Offsets/RECs

Around the Web – Nike, Google, Nissan, Bush’s Green Library, WWF

Today's news from around the Web. Google Says It Doesn't Want to Be a Utility NY Times How Much of China’s Emissions Mess Is ...

November 20, 2009

Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, ...

November 18, 2009

Senate Climate Bill May be Reshaped by Coal States

Senators from states heavily reliant on coal-fired electricity want the climate bill to apportion more free carbon permits to their states, reports Reuters. Without such changes, ...

November 13, 2009

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 1

With the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo now underway in Phoenix, Ariz., here are some of the initial announcements. YKK AP America has launched (PDF) two new products ...

November 11, 2009

Nations Argue Over CO2 Emissions Cuts, Audits

The measurement, reporting and auditing of greenhouse gas emissions by each country is a key focus of U.N. climate negotiations leading up to climate talks in ...

November 10, 2009

Study Finds More Value in Peat CO2 Credits

Carbon-rich peatlands may trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market, according to a new study, reports ...

November 9, 2009

Carbon Trading Could Trigger a ‘Sub-prime Style’ Economic Crash

Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world ...

November 6, 2009

Disney Buys $7M in Reforestation Offsets, a Corporate Record

Walt Disney Corp., by donating about $7 million to various conservation programs, aims to offset a portion of its emissions. Some are calling the move by ...

November 5, 2009

EU Poised to Give Heavy Industry Free Carbon Permits

European industries including metals, building materials, textiles and ceramics will benefit from free carbon permits, starting in 2013, under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme. Operators in those ...

November 5, 2009

ResponsibleTravel.com Scuttles Carbon Offsetting Option

One of the first travel agencies to give fliers the option to offset the carbon emissions of their flights has ceased offering the program, calling it ...

November 4, 2009

U.S. Cap-and-Trade Creates Winners and Losers among Largest Emitters

Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas ...

November 4, 2009

Partisan Bickering Puts Climate Bill in Jeopardy

A key U.S. Senate panel, controlled by Democrats, will begin debating a climate change bill this week despite a planned boycott by minority Republicans who demand ...

November 3, 2009

Canada Can Meet GHG Emissions Targets, While Growing Jobs, Economy

Canada can meet targets to reduce global warming pollution, while growing jobs and its economy, according to an economic modeling study commissioned by the ...

November 3, 2009

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges

A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released ...

November 3, 2009

Forests Carbon Offsets Endangered by New UN CO2 Credit Plan

Some forest carbon-dioxide credits under a new UN forestry climate agreement may be worth less after text that protected forests was removed last month, according to ...

November 3, 2009

Carbon Registry Bolstered by Credit Transfer System

The Voluntary Carbon Standard registry system is now able to transfer carbon emission offsets across different registries, after several months of delays due to technical ...

November 2, 2009

Global Climate Talks Set Carbon Offsets in Motion, Market May Quadruple by 2015

The success of the emerging global carbon market rests on the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, according to a report from market researcher ...

November 2, 2009

Canadian Boreal Forests Emerge As Viable Carbon Sink

In northern Canada, an area twice the size of California stores the equivalent of 27 years worth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Canadian ...

October 30, 2009

Forest Carbon Core to Climate Change Deal

As the Copenhagen talks progress, negotiators must not miss the opportunity to ensure that forests become a vital part of the post-2012 climate change ...

October 29, 2009

Kyoto CDM Offset Spending Fell 12% in 2008 – More to Come

The 12 percent drop in purchases of carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in 2008 may be just the tip of the ...

October 23, 2009

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