OK. I am beginning today with some top stories which you won’t want to miss even if you are in a hurry. These will be followed with the usual stories for each region. I have tried to include news from the last 2 days so that you don’t miss anything. So let’s begin:
Top Stories
Reuters UK
Japan’s planned CO2 trading scheme should be based on voluntary targets for emission cuts instead of mandatory ones to …
Reuters
New York state is expected to sell carbon credits in the United States’ second greenhouse gas auction, which is scheduled for …
Trading Markets (press release), CA
Separately ULCOS is also considering building an …
ABC Regional Online
New South Wales north coast residents can keep big businesses in check thanks to a new website which ranks companies on their carbon offsets. …
Canada.com
Vancouver’s Board of Trade called on the BC government Monday to freeze its carbon tax until more is known about its effects on both the economy and the …
Forbes, NY
Parts of Europe’s steel and aluminium industries are highly exposed to international competition and could qualify for free …
Business Green, UK - 15 minutes ago
The price of carbon credits in Europe’s emissions trading scheme slipped today as the financial crisis gripping the world’s money markets and renewed fears …
Forbes
Britain’s first auction of carbon emissions permits under the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) will be held on …
Asia
SustainableBusiness.com, NY
South Korea yesterday announced the launch of it first carbon trading firm, according to reports. South Korea’s Energy minister said Korea Carbon Finance …
micebtn, Australia
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) led by example by taking actions towards the greening of PATA Travel Mart 2008 (PTM08), which opened today in …
Australasia
ABC Online, Australia
A grain-growing family in south west New South Wales is taking a different approach to try to improve the health of the soil. This season, the owners of …
Donnybrook Bridgetown Mail, Australia
THE emerging carbon offset industry will be tested under an independent survey in the face of increasing demand for sustainable options. …
Bloomberg
By Gemma Daley Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s plan to give handouts to big polluting companies to compensate for the cost of a planned carbon-trading …
The West Australian, Australia
Carbon credit company CO2 Group has signed a deal with New South Wales Government-owned electricity generating company Eraring Energy that will see the …
Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia
Claims the Traveston Crossing Dam would have a carbon imprint higher than any comparable desalination plant have been disputed by the Queensland government. …
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand
Carbon credit leader GreenAir Ltd today congratulated the New Zealand Government on the introduction of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), saying it has …
SmartBrief, DC
Friday was “a great day for aviation,” said FAA Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell, following the early arrival of a demonstration flight between New …
Canada
Timmins Daily Press, Canada
A Canadian energy giant wants offset credits from the federal government for carbon dioxide it pipes in from the United States and stores underground in …
Surrey Leader, Canada
By Jeff Nagel - Surrey North Delta Leader Premier Gordon Campbell should scrap his carbon tax in light of broad public opposition that is now also playing …
Tandem, Canada
By Angelo Perischilli If the Liberal Party approves the “carbon tax,” Ontario will enter a deep recession. These were the words of Prime Minister Harper in …
Canoe.ca, Canada
By Michael Macdonald, THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX - Green Leader Elizabeth May rolled out her party’s election platform Wednesday, complete with a 10-page …
The Canadian Press, VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-area drivers are used to paying some of the highest gas prices in Canada, but a new provincial carbon tax and the threat of a similar …
CBC.ca, Canada
Tall grasses exposed to an unusually warm year of weather lose some of their ability to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere the following year, …
Chilliwack Times, Canada
Thanks to the Chuck Strahl Campaign. Even though I no longer trust Prime Minister Harper and the Conservative Party due to the out right lie and switch of …
Europe
Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An influential committee of European Union lawmakers on Thursday proposed to ease carbon caps in the 27-nation bloc by allowing more …
Life Style Extra, UK
BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Germany wants to limit industry purchases of emissions permits to cover no more than 20 percent of their carbon emissions caps …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria
The new research report reveals that companies responding to the fifth annual Carbon Disclosure Project questionnaire are using a total of 34 different …
Environmental Expert (press release), Spain
Auctioning of emissions allowances is needed to provide a clear signal for investors and shareholders looking to secure future investments in an …
Easier (press release), UK
A regulation forcing car makers to cut average CO2 emissions to 130g/km for their model ranges, or face hefty fines, has been declared illegal. …
PresseBox (Pressemitteilung), Germany
(pressebox) Prescot, 17.09.2008 - Vertex, a leading international business process outsourcer and IT services company, has announced the appointment of …
UK
Business Green, UK
The price of both UN approved CER carbon credits and EU-backed EUA credits will rise, despite the likelihood that an economic recession and associated fall …
CarbonFree News, UK
With rising utility prices, today’s self-builders are in an ideal position to save themselves a fortune by installing energy-efficient systems in their …
MarketWatch
BRACKNELL, UK, Sep 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, announced that innovative terminal …
Environmental Transport Association, UK
The Smart ForTwo CDI, a vehicle claimed to be the lowest carbon-emitting car in Britain, is set to hit the road at the beginning of next year, …
FOXNews
By Michael Schirber Now, supermarkets around the world are expanding the approach by adding labels that warn of the environmentally unhealthy bits in the …
Azom.com
Houses made of hemp, timber or straw could help combat climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of building construction, according to researchers at …
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom
Sustainable Energy Ireland says storing harmful carbon dioxide emissions under our seabed is the way forward in the future. …
Letting News, UK
Environmentally conscious landlords can now invest in the UK’s first ever carbon zero housing development in Manchester. Set on Mason Street in the Northern …
Future Energy Yorkshire, UK
A paper issued by the IEA aims to overcome the problems with incorporation of highly efficient CHP systems into emissions trading schemes (ETS). …
USA
CarbonFree News, UK
Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called “graphene” as a …
MarketWatch
MANITOWOC, Wis., Sep 18, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Steve Heins, vice president of communications and governmental affairs for Orion Energy Systems …
The People’s Voice, TN
Al Gore’s carbon trading business GIM was banked with Lehman Bros. It will be interesting to see how this will play in the future but I suspect that this …
KRNV, NV
A recently released study by the Desert Research Institute in Reno indicates drastic climate changes. Further, it warns, if the correct precautions are not …
Blue Mountain Eagle, OR
JOHN DAY - The Grant County OSU Extension forestry program is hosting a noon forum on Carbon Credit Markets by Mike Gaudern, executive director of the …
EasyBourse.com, France
By Mark Peters Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A joint-venture between AES Corp. (AES) and General Electric Co. (GE) will develop projects …
Columbus Dispatch, OH
By Spencer Hunt As thousands of Ohioans go through another day without power, perhaps there’s a silver, or even green, lining. …
Daily Camera, CO
By Laura Snider (Contact) As part of its commitment to become carbon neutral, the University of Colorado published an inventory of its greenhouse gas …
Cleantech Group, CA
Debate over cap-and-trade or tax on emissions is meaningless without participation by developing countries, industry leaders say. Imposing a carbon tariff …
The News-Press, FL
The Lee County Visitor Convention Bureau is offering to foot the bill for offsetting carbon dioxide emissions for conferences, conventions and other …
Sustainable Industries, CA
by Dominique A. Gómez - 9.18.08 Carbon accounting has become an essential step for any business attempting to reduce its overall carbon footprint. …
American Institute of Physics
Forests aren’t absorbing as much carbon dioxide as in the past, and fire suppression might be to blame. Fire suppression in forest encourages the growth of …
DailyIndia.com, FL
Washington, September 18: A new research has shown that one abnormally warm year can suppress the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) taken up by some grassland …
Environmental Leader
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., released its fourth annual report on the company’s environmental performance in North America. …
Well. That was a pretty lengthy list. Anyway, we are trying to make some changes here and there. That’s why you are now getting news this way, which is just a snippet of whatever’s happening all around the world in the carbon industry. Feel free to send suggestions and your thoughts in comments.
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