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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 ...

Cost of Installed Solar Fell 30% in Past Decade

The cost to install solar has dropped 30 percent over the past 10 years, according to the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...

Tariff on Solar Imports May be Challenged

A recent decision to impose tariffs on a type of Chinese solar panels could eventually extend to other such imports, raising the cost of ...

Utilities Bumping Rates to Cover Rising Costs, Smart Meters

While the cities of Fort Collins, Colo., and Milwaukee, Wis., are still debating proposed price hikes by local utilities, in some cases to pay for the ...

GHG Allowances Fall 32% to $2.19 in RGGI Auction

The poor economy and a decrease in manufacturing activity led to a precipitous decline in greenhouse gas emissions allowances in the most recent Regional Greenhouse Gas ...

AP’s Account of Falling Electricity Prices Misleading

Contrary to a popular Associated Press story, electricity prices are not trending downward as a whole, at least compared to prices before the typical summer ...

Citing Cost, Firms De-emphasize Energy Efficiency in IT Purchases

Focusing on short-term cost reductions, companies increasingly are overlooking the promise of long-term savings that come with more expensive but more energy efficient computer equipment. Instead, firms ...

Facing Declining Demand, Water Bottlers Start Price War

Despite new strategies by bottled-water companies to offer more eco-friendly packaging, it hasn't been enough to win back environmentally-minded customers. Bottled-water makers have stepped up a ...

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some

The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary greatly under a cap-and trade program requiring the purchase of carbon emission credits, according to ...

European Investors Call for Changes in Carbon Trading

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the European investors' forum for collaboration on climate change, is calling for key changes in the carbon markets ...

Sustainable Food Packaging Grows Despite Economy

While many food and beverage companies are embracing recycled and sustainable packaging options, the sector faces its own challenges in economic sustainability because of the global ...

Energy Hedges With RECs Mitigate Fuel Price Swings, Demonstrate Sustainability

Locking in renewable energy prices can provide companies a valuable hedge against financial risks from fossil fuel fluctuations. Purchasing renewable energy hedges also demonstrates to stakeholders that ...

European Electricity Companies Pledge Carbon Neutral Power by 2050

Eurelectric, a trade association representing European power companies in 27 countries, has committed to achieving a carbon-neutral power supply by 2050. Members jointly produce 2,500 TWh ...

RGGI’s Latest Carbon Auction Raises $117M

RGGI raised more than $117 million in its March 18 auction of more than 33 million carbon allowances. According to results from the Regional Greenhouse Gas ...

Global Carbon Offsets Predicted To Grow 20%

In 2009, the global carbon offset market is expected to grow 20 percent in terms of volume, predicts Point Carbon, a provider of advisory services for ...

First Solar Breaks $1/Watt Barrier for Photovoltaics

First Solar announced it has broken the $1 per watt price barrier in manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) solar module. Since 2004, First Solar ...

Should Supermarkets Pay Recycling Costs For Products Sold?

The Local Government Association (LGA) in Britain, a cross-party organization representing councils in England, is arguing that supermarkets should pay for the recycling costs of packaging ...

Total CEO Predicts Approach of Peak Oil

The CEO of Europe’s third largest energy group predicts the world will never be able to produce more than 89 million barrels of oil a day, ...

Carbon Offset Prices Fall, Buyers Focus On Quality

Prices for carbon offsets in a voluntary market are falling as the recession has left companies struggling to raise cash. However, market participants and analysts say the ...

Carbon Price Will Determine Climate Success of Cap-And-Trade

The effectiveness of a cap-and-trade program will depend on the cost of allowances, notes Cambridge Energy Research Associate. CERA told the Dallas Morning News that if ...