Articles about emissions trading
Category: Emissions Trading
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 …
Help is now at hand – perhaps?
I mentioned in an earlier post that there are really only four things that can be done to reduce emissions from energy production, namely – …
Politics at play in Australia
This week we have seen the announcement by the Australian Government that the emissions trading scheme (CPRS) will be delayed by 12 months, along with …
Virtually in New Zealand
Late last night by video conference from the basement of Shell Centre in London, with colleagues in New Zealand on hand locally, I spoke before …
Offsets and Copenhagen . . .
As this year unfolds, most industry groups are turning their mind towards Copenhagen and the position they should take and they are running seminars for their …
Come on Aussies, come on
From a standing position some distance behind the start line, Australia has made remarkable progress in the “race” to implement a price for CO2 within …
The price is right
Over the past few months the price of allowances in the EU-ETS has fallen quite sharply, down from €25 per tonne of CO2 in the …
The much maligned EU-ETS
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) started up successfully in 2005 and its critics haven’t stopped finding fault since. Unfortunately, these critics rarely tell the …
