National Party leader John Key wants to hit every person convicted of a crime with a 'crim tax' - a levy of $50. The money would go into a fund to be shared among all those that criminals hurt in a victim compensation team. Read more »
Carbon Credits Get Cool Reception (The Moscow Times)
25 March 2008 By Miriam Elder / Staff Writer NARYAN-MAR, Nenets Autonomous District -- The streets of this sleepy Arctic town, 2,200 kilometers north of Moscow, are piled knee-high with snow, and locals still wear boots made of reindeer fur to navigate its icy roads. Read more »
Nigeria: Country to Benefit From U.S. $70 Billion CDM Funds (AllAfrica.com)
In line with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) initiative to work with investors in achieving ethanol production in Nigeria, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Global Biofuels Limited, Dr. Felix Babatunde Obada, has disclosed that Nigeria would benefit from the $70billion Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) funds with the development of ethanol local capacity in ... Read more »
‘India assisting EU to combat climate change’ (SiliconIndia)
Type verification code in the box and submit. Brussels: India is assisting European Union countries to meet their targets in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Energy Trading System (ETS), says India's former environment secretary. Read more »
South Africa: Omnia, IFC in Carbon Credit Deal (AllAfrica.com)
South African chemical, mining and agricultural company Omnia has entered into an agreement with the International Finance Corporation to sell up to one million carbon credits over the next five years. Read more »
‘India assisting EU to combat climate change’ (New Kerala)
Brussels, March 31 : India is assisting European Union countries to meet their targets in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Energy Trading System (ETS), says India's former environment secretary. Read more »