Brazil aims to provide efficiently produced ethanol, but has few takers (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

ORINDIUVA, Brazil— The ethanol giants of southeastern Brazil have transformed how 185 million residents of this South American nation power their cars and trucks. Now, they say they’re ready to start the same ethanol revolution in the rest of the world, if only the world will let them.

Guj Ambuja Exp sees 20-bln-rupee FY09 revenue (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)

By Swati Pandey

Links (EUActiv)

The ‘Post-2012 Carbon Credit Fund’, which is the first of its kind, will exclusively purchase and trade ‘carbon credits’ generated after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. The aim is to support the market value of environmentally worthwhile projects amid uncertainty over the actual form that the carbon credit trading regime will take after 2012.

NCDEX volumes in carbon trading peak (FE via Yahoo! India News)

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has recorded total volumes of Rs 174.66 crore in the first fortnight of trading in certified emission reduction (CER).

Carbon credits conference planned in Alexandria (KATC 3 Lafayette)

Associated Press – April 28, 2008 10:44 AM ET ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) – Landowners will have the opportunity to learn about carbon credits and how they may benefit at a conference May 14th in…

NCDEX sees 1.75 bln rupees of carbon credit trade (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) recorded 1.75 billion rupees worth of Certified Emission Reductions (CER) trades in the first fortnight of its launch, the bourse said a statement on Monday.

Asia’s rainforests vanishing as timber, food demand surge: experts (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Asia’s rainforests are being rapidly destroyed, a trend accelerated by surging timber demand in booming China and India, and record food, energy and commodity prices, forest experts warn.

On the horizon: Carbon credit market (North Platte Telegraph)

AMHERST — As Nebraska farmers and ranchers work to squeeze every dollar of value from their ag enterprises, they shouldn’t forget to look down. Below their feet, under crop residues and grasslands, is a commodity valued only when it’s undisturbed. Ag producers who use minimum or no-till farming or have planned grazing systems may qualify for carbon credit payments for current practices.

No-till farming, planned grazing, other practices could translate into carbon credit cash (Kearney Hub)

AMHERST — As Nebraska farmers and ranchers work to squeeze every dollar of value from their ag enterprises, they shouldn’t forget to look down. Below their feet, under crop residues and grasslands, is a commodity valued only when it’s undisturbed.

BRT gets green signal from Delhi CM (NDTV)

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