The Hindu Business Line : Carbon credit certificate trade overshoots target in NCDEX (The Hindu)

In four sessions, CER volumes touch 6.2 lakh, three times more than expected. Trade mechanism does not allow global firms to buy CERs directly from domestic cos.

INDUSTRY & ECONOMY (The Hindu)

OUTSOURCING SmartCity takes part in OutsourceWorld Kochi, April 18 In order to fulfill its commitments to promote SmartCity Kochi and SmartCity Malta, top officials of SmartCity have participated in OutsourceWorld, held on April 16-17 in London. Considered to be the premier business …

Carbon Credit Corp to Manage Verification Process for Viterra’s Carbon Credit Program (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA– – CCC is pleased to announce it has been contracted by Viterra to support its newly launched Carbon Credit Program in Alberta. Farmers, who employ beneficial management practices which reduce or absorb greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere, are eligible to apply.

Sarkozy urges ‘massive’ private investment in green technologies (International Herald Tribune)

About 90 percent of the money for fighting global warming will come from the private sector over the long term, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said at climate talks in Paris.

French President Sarkozy wants bigger ‘green’ economy (AP via Yahoo! News)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday the fight against climate change needs massive new amounts of private investment and globally regulated “green” markets to succeed.

Sarkozy: Huge private investment needed to fight global warming (Detroit Free Press)

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy said today the fight against climate change needs massive new amounts of private investment and globally regulated “green” markets to succeed.