Articles about emissions trading
Category: Emissions Trading
Shipping makes a move
Late last week a significant development came from an equally significant slice of the global shipping community – support for action to reduce CO2 emissions …
A tectonic shift in Japan
A tectonic shift may be underway in Japan, but not of the sort normally associated with this country and its frequent earth tremors. Rather, a …
This “Energy Citizen” also wants a word
Last week saw the launch of a new initiative in the United States, “Energy Citizens”, which aims to create a significant lobby against the passage of climate …
To cap or not to cap?
In the early days of the development of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) a number of industry groups, particularly in the energy intensive sector …
Towards a global carbon market
This week has seen a report produced for the British Government which details pathways towards a global carbon market and the benefits of doing so. …
Supporting standards
One of the features of cap-and-trade legislation is that it typically includes a variety of supporting standards – for example, a renewable portfolio standard in …
In search of missing text
At the end of last week I was in Bonn, where another round of UNFCCC negotiations was taking place in the lead-up to Copenhagen. I …
The cost of cap and trade?
As Waxman-Markey starts to bed into the consciousness of the US, there has been a rush to calculate the “cost” of climate legislation – some …
What next for Canada??
This week I have been in Canada, talking with people in both Provincial and Federal government about Canada’s policy plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …
Going once, going twice . . . .
As the American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACES) 2009 (i.e. Waxman-Markey) shows itself, it reveals some different thinking on emissions trading to that in Europe, notably …