12/09/2013
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12/09/2013
2050 climate strategies
Recode – Short documentary on Forest Carbon
Synopsis Recode takes a fresh look at forest carbon; exploring the initiatives currently being developed to reduce emissions with forest resources. While outlining the current market approaches to emission sequestration, Recode addresses some of the drivers of deforestation and various efforts aimed at
10/09/2013
Global markets
Press Release: EDF Trading backs away from Adani’s carbon offsetting coal project
NGOs welcome that EDF Trading, one of the top buyers of carbon credits from carbon offsetting projects, distanced itself from the controversial Adani Mundra CDM coal power project. Following a report commissioned by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests that found violations and
05/09/2013
Global markets
Watch This! NGO Voices on Carbon Markets #6
Welcome to the summer edition of our NGO newsletter “Watch This! NGO Voices on Carbon Markets”! It is no secret that the compliance carbon market is not doing well. The current carbon price is not even enough for projects to cover their administration costs,
25/07/2013
The EU’s timid green pledge (Watch This! #6)
Photo: Euobserver By Adela Putinelu, Policy Assistant, Carbon Market Watch EU policymakers want to take stock of the 2020 climate legislation so as to choose its 2030 targets and feed this into the EU’s pledge for a post Kyoto pact to be decided in 2015
25/07/2013
Credit where credit is due? (Watch This! #6)
By Andrew Coiley, South Asia Project Coordinator, Carbon Market Watch New figures released by the European Union for its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the world largest emissions trading platform show that quality standards are needed for airlines to stop investments in cheap offset credits
25/07/2013
Watching China’s emerging carbon markets (Watch This #6)
View of the city of Hangzhou Photo: Diego Martinez-Schuett By Diego Martinez-Schütt, Policy Officer, Carbon Market Watch On 18 June, the city of Shenzhen launched the first pilot emissions trading system (ETS) in China. Although Shenzhen’s ETS will only cover about 30 million tonnes
25/07/2013
The international carbon market frenzy (Watch This #6)
Photo: cc Ron,Ron,Ron By Eva Filzmoser, Director, Carbon Market Watch COP-19 in Warsaw is expected to secure important deliverables in relation to market-based mechanisms. These could take the form of pilot schemes on the NMM and the FVA. Given the considerable disagreement
25/07/2013