The Hague – The Netherlands. The European Union (EU) Emission Trading System (ETS) has been the victim of fraudulent traders in the past 18 months. This resulted in losses of approximately 5 billion euros for several national tax revenues. It is … Go to Source Read more »

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Fraudulent trading in European Union carbon emissions credits in the past 18 months has led to more than 5 billion euros in tax revenue losses for several EU nations, European police agency Europol said in a statement … Go to Source Read more »

As Congress considers “cap-and-trade” legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, companies and individuals are scrambling to figure out how to cash in on the process. But many smaller businesses, such as family farms, could become lost in the … Go to Source Read more »

Here’s one of the problems with carbon credits — It is very easy for developing countries to game the system. They can essentially say that they were planning to do something environmentally damaging, then switch to a ‘greener option’ and collect … Go to Source Read more »

“‘Climate Change’ is their new theology – a secular-religious hysteria complete with Pope AL Gore, carbon-credit indulgences and the persecution of heretics.” BNP leader Nick Griffin lays out the case before the EU Parliament that Anthropogenic … Go to Source Read more »

International climate-change officials have raised questions about the economics behind about two dozen Chinese wind-power projects, underscoring the complications involved in putting a price tag on global-warming emissions ahead of a new round of … Go to Source Read more »

As Rupert Murdoch continues to attack Google for “stealing” content this week, the search giant offered what is reported to be a “concession,” that restricts users’ access to paid stories to five a day. It sounds more like a bluff Go to Source Read more »