August 15, 2008 – American Energy Solutions, Inc. recently introduced a new business segment to complement the comprehensive energy management services the company already offers. According to Mike Moore, president of American Energy, the company started this new business segment, Greenhouse Gas Emission Management, in order to provide clients with the expertise and knowledge they’ll [...] Read more »
First internet carbon credit auction "exceeds expectations" (vnunet.com)
James Murray, The world’s first internet-based auction of UN-approved carbon credits was successfully completed yesterday with four anonymous buyers agreeing to acquire 255,592 certified emission reductions (CERs) at a price of €19.05… Go to Source Read more »
Reuters Summit-Tokyo exchange eager to trade CO2, awaits policy (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (For other news from the Reuters Global Environment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/GlobalEnvironment08?pid=500) By Risa Maeda TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The world’s second-largest … Go to Source Read more »
Carbon credits: Govt to hold session with experts, industry (IE via Yahoo! India News)
Moving ahead with his ambitious plan to make Himachal Pradesh a carbon neutral state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has convened a day-long session with top experts, NGOs, representatives of the industry and government officials here on October 16. The session, which has on its agenda three contentious issues – effect of climate change, assessing [...] Read more »
Oil & Gas / Perspectives (Business News Americas)
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa’s proposal to protect the ITT oilfield in the Amazon rainforest, once hailed as a bold and innovative idea, has been derailed in recent months as the program director resigned and the government again extended its deadline. Go to Source Read more »
Eastern Europe’s Carbon Credit Windfall – BusinessWeek
Thanks to Kyoto emission levels pegged to 1990, when pollution was worse, former Eastern Bloc countries now sell carbon credits to Japan In an odd twist on market economics, Europe’s ex-communist states are starting to exploit a new market. Thanks to … Go to Source Read more »
Your ask the expert: Carbon trading – CNN
Karmali: “Carbon trading” has become jargon for “cap-and-trade system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” There are several concepts included here that need further explanation. First, “greenhouse gases” refers to several gases recognized by … Go to Source Read more »
Your ask the expert: Carbon trading, part 2 – CNN
Karmali: Regrettably there are no university courses which can teach one how to become a carbon trader Haider. We can try to break down the skills required into different areas though to demonstrate what sort of training and experience would provide … Go to Source Read more »
Reuters Summit-Tokyo exchange eager to trade CO2, awaits policy – Forbes
TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The world’s second-largest stock market is poised to invest hundreds of millions of dollars on a carbon trading platform but is awaiting a clear policy on emissions trading from the Japanese government. Yutaka Ito, the Tokyo … Go to Source Read more »
Eastern Colorado carbon credit workshops scheduled week of Oct. 6 – High Plains Journal
Farm and ranch operators interested in learning more about opportunities in the market for carbon credits from their land should plan to attend one of four workshops scheduled for eastern Colorado in early October. “The emerging carbon credits market … Go to Source Read more »