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Q&A with the director of UNFCCC’s Sustainable Development Mechanisms
The UNFCCC has the tough challenge of creating and monitoring a market-based structure to urge the world to resolve climate change issues. John Kilani, director of the UNFCCC’s Sustainable Development...
Europe and North Africa could be powered solely by renewable electricity by 2050 through the implementation of a SuperSmart Grid, according to a report issued this week by global advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers....
The relationship between the public and private sector needs to be strengthened at a quicker pace to ensure the future of project-based mechanisms such as clean development mechanism (CDM) and joint implementation...
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US carbon experts see significant impetus for federal cap-and-trade
Experts remain optimistic about federal cap-and-trade legislation in the US, but believe regional schemes can step into the breach if a bill is not passed by the US Congress.
India woos foreign investment with CDM project reforms
The Indian government is proposing a set of reforms to Kyoto Protocol standards for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. This involves scrapping further charges to developers in a bid to push through more CDMs and keep investment flows alive, the...
US coal states rally against EPA’s greenhouse gases plan
US senator John Rockefeller of West Virginia introduced legislation today to suspend potential Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources for two years.
Placing the UK's green energy
The UK’s ambitious renewable energy targets raise questions about how new electricity generators will be connected to the grid and how costs should be spread between system operators and generators. Neil Cornelius and Etienne Gabel look at the latest...
Point Carbon: US carbon offset supply hits record high
The supply of US carbon offsets reached an all-time high in 2009 as pre-compliance buyers stocked up on lower-priced credits ahead of anticipated legislation.
EPA lays out GHG regulation timetable
The regulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to begin in 2011 with a higher-than-expected threshold, according to the latest details from the agency.
Some CERs “not sexy” enough for investors: carbon industry heavyweight...
Certified emissions reduction (CER) credits generated from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects, such as Chinese wind farms, are just “not sexy” enough for investors at the moment and they are looking to other regions like Africa, says Liz Bossley,...
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