Africa Power Sector Should Tap Carbon Credit Funds (Planet Ark)

NAIROBI – Africa’s electricity producers can raise additional funds for much-needed investment by developing clean energy that allows them to sell emission credits, a continental electricity official said on Wednesday.

EcoloCap Solutions Announces 5 Hydro Power Projects in Vietnam to Reduce 3.1m Tons of CO2 Emissions (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC– – EcoloCap Solutions is pleased to announce the signing of five hydro power projects in Vietnam, in Eastern Asia, for an estimated reduction of 3.1 million tons of carbon emissions over the life of the agreement, convertible to tradable CERs under the Clean Development Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol.

EcoloCap Solutions Announces 5 Hydro Power Projects in Vietnam to Reduce 3.1m Tons of CO2 Emissions (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

EcoloCap Solutions is pleased to announce the signing of five hydro power projects in Vietnam, in Eastern Asia, for an estimated reduction of 3.1 million tons of carbon emissions over the life of the agreement, convertible to tradable CERs under the Clean Development Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol. At today’s market price, CERs are trading at some 20 Euros.

IDEAcarbon launches carbon credit ratings agency (Finextra)

The Carbon Ratings Agency will launch the world’s first independent carbon credit ratings service at the London Stock Exchange, 9.30am Wednesday June …

Tokyo Bourse Carbon-Permit Trade Hinges on Japan Plan (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

June 25 (Bloomberg) — The introduction of carbon permits trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. will hinge on a government plan for compulsory emission curbs, Atsushi Saito , the president of the world’s second-largest bourse, said.