Last Saturday (August 27, 2011) The Times featured the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on its front page. Carbon markets are becomingly increasingly important and …
CAFE Standards and USA CO2 emissions
Given that the US Administration has lodged a commitment with the UNFCCC to reduce US emissions by 17% by 2020 (relative to 2005), the question …
Six topics for the candidates
As the US heads into the process of electing its next President, many subjects and issues will be debated. While climate change may not be …
Further thoughts on an EU ETS set-aside
After a post-recession recovery to some €17, EU-debt driven jitters have hit the EU ETS and in recent days it has fallen close to €10 …
Could California suffer the EU-ETS problem?
As I have noted in recent posts, the EU Emissions Trading System is suffering a decline in fortune. The price has been relatively low since …
Korea and Australia dance to the same tune
Apart from Australia announcing the details of its carbon pricing mechanism and eventual transition to an ETS, there was also news this week from a huge …
Australia – the “Lucky Country”
Australia has long been referred to as “The Lucky Country”, originally taken from the 1964 book of the same name by social critic Donald Horne. …
