Carbon Offsets/RECs
EU Takes Tough Emissions Stance for Planes, Ships
The European Union has adopted a proposal to curb airline's emissions 10 percent by 2020, and that of ships by 20 percent by 2020. The move comes ...
VCS and CarbonFix Tops in Review of Forestry Carbon Standards

The voluntary carbon market has evolved tremendously since its early days and now provides a multitude of standards to certify the carbon credits and ...
Cap-and-Trade System Might Cost Less Than Critics Say
The financial impact of regulating coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide emissions under a cap-and-trade system is much less than previously projected, and a ...
Standard Bank Readies $230M Aussie Carbon Forest Fund
South Africa's Standard Bank is in position to launch a A$250 million ($230 million) forestry fund in Australia that will sell carbon offsets to companies that will ...
Greenpeace Calls Noel Kempff Climate Action Project a Carbon Scam
Greenpeace released a new report that calls into question the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) aimed at saving Bolivia's rainforests, stating the project ...
Rodney Strong Vineyards Goes Carbon Neutral

Already using a 766 kW solar system, Rodney Strong Vineyards has gone the extra step of becoming carbon neutral via purchase of offsets. As ...
Voluntary Carbon Market Found Lacking
Industry players in the voluntary carbon market are unhappy with the lack of meaningful emission cuts, yet voluntary emissions cuts continue to gain steam. For instance, ...
Cap-and-Trade Program Reduces NOx Emissions in Eastern U.S.

Summertime nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from power plants and large industrial sources were down by 62 percent compared to year 2000 levels and 75 percent lower ...
CBO Chief: Cap-and-Trade May Slightly Decrease GDP

Speaking before the Senate energy panel Oct. 14, the head of the Congressional Budget Office said that the cap-and-trade system included in the House ...
Restored Wetlands Considered for Carbon Offsets
As landowners increasingly market forest lands for their carbon offsets, other sources are being considered. Enter wetland restoration projects, which are known for helping absorb carbon ...
Goldman Sachs Sells $12M in Carbon Offsets in Largest Such U.S. Deal So Far

Goldman Sachs marketed $12 million worth of carbon offsets to CE2 Carbon Capital in what Goldman Sachs is calling the largest publicly announced U.S. ...
EU’s Reverse VAT on Carbon Offsets Intended to Reduce Fraud
To cut down on fraud in the carbon trading market, the European Union is proposing a reverse payment scheme for value added taxes (VAT) ...
UK Gives Tesco, Hilton 1-Year Passes on Buying Carbon Permits

Larger non-utility, non-manufacturer polluters in the UK are getting a one-year reprieve on having to purchase carbon offsets, reports Bloomberg. Starting in April 2011, ...
Vail Resorts Backs Away from Wind RECs
Vail Resorts Inc. has chosen not to renew its three-year commitment to buy wind-energy offset credits. Instead, the ski resort and hotel company is putting ...
UPS Lets Customers Offset CO2 of Shipments

UPS is offering eco-minded customers the option of paying a price to offset the emissions associated with shipment of their packages. The UPS ...
Emissions Traders Oppose Senate’s Limits on Carbon Credit Imports
Restricting cheap carbon credits that can be imported from poor countries in a proposed U.S. cap-and-trade system will drive up costs for consumers, according to the ...
Sierra Pacific Industries to Sell Offsets From Forest Lands

In a move that indicates commercial forest owners see financial potential from carbon markets, the largest private forest owner in California, Sierra Pacific Industries, is entering ...
Global Investors Favor Forest Carbon Market
A survey of investors, who manage approximately $7 trillion of assets, shows support for an expanded carbon market mechanism, which would address the estimated 20 percent ...
Caterpillar, FedEx Join Debate Over Carbon Tax Vs. Cap and Trade
Industry-leading businesses and associations are locking horns over the merits of a carbon tax versus a cap-and-trade program as passed in the House's climate legislation ...
Deloitte Reports Tax Implications for U.S. GHG Regulations

Whether the U.S. chooses a cap-and-trade scheme as passed in the House's climate bill in June or adopts a carbon tax, there will be tax ...
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Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
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