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Carbon Markets

Durban Platform Paves Way for Global Climate Treaty by 2015

December 20, 2011

At the longest climate conference on record, parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were able to make significant progress towards a global deal at COP17 in Durban, South Africa. By the end of the meeting, the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action was agreed to by 190 nations with the intention [...]

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Carbon Prices in Europe Projected to Lag in 2012: Barclays

October 17, 2011

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Trevor Sikorski, head of environmental market research at investment bank Barclays Capital, presented a bearish outlook for carbon prices in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) through 2012. In recent weeks, the cost of carbon emissions in the EU ETS has been pushed down to a two [...]

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California Carbon Market Presented With Optimistic Outlook

August 30, 2011

Carbon cap and trade is coming to California! Despite some legal troubles faced by the state over the past six months, the central message of a recent workshop was that progress continues to be made on the design and implementation of the economy-wide cap & trade program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The carbon trading [...]

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World Bank Hosts Global Dialogue on Financing Climate Action

July 26, 2011

The World Bank Institute (WBI) recently hosted a global dialogue on climate finance that brought together experts and practitioners from both developed and developing countries. The purpose of the dialogue was to explore different mechanisms for tracking, leveraging and directing international climate finance. As highlighted in the summary report, “the discussion focused on the financing [...]

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State of the Market Reports Released at Carbon Expo

June 5, 2011

Policy makers, regulators, participants, and observers of the global carbon market gathered in Barcelona, Spain this past week for Carbon Expo 2011. This 8th annual trade fair and conference organized by the World Bank Carbon Finance Unit and International Emissions Trading Association is the largest gathering of stakeholders in the world of climate and carbon [...]

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Panelists Present the Carbon Market Value Chain in D.C.

May 8, 2011

Our event last week entitled ‘Carbon Capitalism: Embracing Market-Based Solutions to Global Climate Change’ was a huge success thanks to the expert panelists and an engaged audience. The event would not have been possible without the participation of the Net Impact DC Professional and George Washington University Chapters so I want to personally thank their leaders [...]

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Carbon Capitalism: A Panel Discussion for Climate Ride

April 29, 2011

Net Impact will be co-hosting Carbon Capitalism: Embracing Market-Based Solutions to Climate Change, a panel discussion with leading experts in the field of carbon markets and climate policy followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The event will be held Thursday, May 5th from 6:00-8:00 PM on the George Washington University Campus in Washington [...]

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Regional Cap-and-Trade Brings Economic Benefit to Northeast

March 6, 2011

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the first cap-and-trade for carbon dioxide in the United States, has brought substantial economic benefits to the ten Northeastern states participating in the program. In a report released by RGGI, it was determined that 80% of the $789.2 million worth of proceeds from carbon permit auctions have been invested in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, [...]

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World Bank Provides Open Access to CDM/JI Online Course

February 25, 2011

The World Bank Institute’s Climate Change Practice is granting access to its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) online training course free of charge! This multi-module e-Course was put together by the World Bank’s Carbon Finance Unit and Carbon Finance-Assist in coordination with the GHG Management Institute (GHGMI). The e-Learning experience entitled “CDM [...]

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California Carbon Market to See Prices of $75/tCO2e by 2020

February 18, 2011

This latest report from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon presents the analysis they have done on the emerging California carbon market. The most significant finding of the report in my opinion is that carbon prices in the Golden State are forecasted to be $40/ton CO2e over the life of the cap & trade program with prices [...]

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