Bali, Indonesia – Yuyun Ismawati recently won the 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize , known as the “Green Nobel”, for her waste to wealth approach to cleaning up municipal waste in Bali, Indonesia. She developed a community based waste management … Go to Source Read more »
SM unit eyes carbon credit trade – ABS-CBN
MANILA – The operator of the 35 SM malls nationwide is aiming to join the carbon credit trade and use the proceeds to stage other environment-friendly projects, company executives yesterday said. “We … [did] the study about a year and a half ago … Go to Source Read more »
SM eyes carbon credit for energy program – Manila Bulleting Online
A P300-million energy efficiency program is bringing significant carbon emission reduction (CER) and economic benefits to Philippines’ biggest retailer SM Supermalls. Since it embarked on environment projects in early 2000, SM Supermall began reaping … Go to Source Read more »
How farms can cash in on carbon – Border Mail
PLANTING eucalypt trees to act as carbon sinks as part of an emissions trading scheme could make marginal River-ina farmland more valuable, a property industry representative says. Professor John Sheehan, who chairs the Australian Property Institute … Go to Source Read more »
Why You Should Love Your Carbon Footprint – Reality Check
America, with all its imperfections, is still truly the land of opportunity. This has been the unique component that has brought people from around the world, in every way imaginable, and even some ways not. This opportunity to succeed and, yes, to … Go to Source Read more »
Deadly six pack – Deccan Herald
The six most harmful GHGs that contribute to climate change could be checked if the manufacturing industry takes steps such as fuel efficiency, clean development mechanisms and restructing supply chains, apart from carbon labelling, writes Sudhir … Go to Source Read more »
IMF loan: Credit and debit side – Sri Lanka Sunday Times
After an agonising wait, one of Washington-based Siamese twins, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the other being the World Bank, has ‘deigned’ to grant Sri Lanka a loan it has asked for. The Government must have had substantive information … Go to Source Read more »
Timber export ban to save forests, promote carbon-credit trading – Phnom Penh Post
C ambodia’s “avoided deforestation project”, part of an agreement signed last month with nine community forestry groups in Oddar Meanchey, is expected to generate 8.5 million tonnes of carbon-offset credits over 30 years, according to the NGO Terra … Go to Source Read more »
Australia’s Origin in landmark carbon-sink deal – ninemsn
SYDNEY, July 16 (Reuters) – Origin Energy , Australia’s second-largest power retailer, has signed a deal to fund a mass-planting of trees that would serve as a hedge for its own carbon-emission liabilities, Origin said on Thursday. The deal … Go to Source Read more »
EU carbon reform proposals no threat to China: official – Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) – Proposals by the European Union to tighten a U.N.-run global carbon offsetting regime will help China rather than hinder it, a policy official with the European Commission said. China has complained it will lose out if EU … Go to Source Read more »