There had been plenty of news in the last 48 hours and I have tried to cover almost all of it. Hope you won’t miss anything. Due to lack of time, I couldn’t double-check the links. Just inform me if you find any links broken and/or do a search of that text in Google and you will probably find it. Here we go:
Top Stories
A carbon trading company says the Wall Street money crisis will make it harder to get investment funding for new climate change projects. …
The US Senate is scheduled to vote on renewable-energy tax incentives yet again this week. Meanwhile, two regional greenhouse gas-reduction schemes are ..
We’ve had a lot of stuff recently on Greenbang about how carbon capture and storage (CCS) - injecting liqueified carbon underground - might be the only …
Investors will from today find it easier to get an insight into the carbon and climate change risks faced by their portfolios, after the Carbon Disclosure …
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE®), a CFTC Designated Contract Market and wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. (CCX®), …
Japan power utilities will boost purchases of United Nations greenhouse gas credits by 58 percent as emissions rise, …
BUSINESS leaders are struggling to understand what Kevin Rudd’s new Global Institute on Carbon Capture and Storage will actually do, despite hearing a …
Australia’s plan to impose a carbon emissions trade scheme on its $1tn economy within two years will not be affected by global financial turmoil, …
BM&FBOVESPA has disclosed the minimum bid price for the sale of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) – also known as carbon credits -, held by the São …
Who has made and lost money in Europe’s cap-and-trade emissions scheme, and will the changes planned for 2012 have any effect on the way we do business? …
There are plenty of carbon footprint calculators online, but now treehugging mathematicians can easily calculate how much damage they are doing to mother …
Asia
Japan signed a deal Tuesday to buy some of the Czech Republic’s unused carbon credits, the Prague environment ministry announced. ..
CAR buyers wanting to pick a greener set of wheels will soon have more information to help them decide, …
The volume of carbon dioxide emitted by Japanese power firms in fiscal 2007 rose 10.5 pct from a year earlier, …
Australasia
The Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke says carbon stored in farm soils won’t be included in the emissions trading scheme before agriculture is fully …
The Australian Greens slammed the Federal Government’s proposed greenhouse gas storage regulations today, saying they missed the issue of liability …
Woodside Petroleum, operator of Australia’s North West Shelf liquefied natural gas venture, said that the introduction of carbon trading may more than …
A deep mistrust of the Ministry of Agriculture, a “horrible sinking feeling” that the East Coast is the country’s future carbon sink and …
Canada
Industry, government and academic participants in the 35-member Alberta Saline Aquifer Project (ASAP) have announced five companies have been awarded …
The Union of British Columbia Municipalities has asked Premier Gordon Campbell to exempt …
A Regina teen charged with using a pellet pistol to hold hundreds of students hostage… Get the daily headlines emailed to you every morning with the …
“We will successfully harmonize our carbon-pricing plan with BC,” Dion told about 100 people in a speech at the Burnaby …
Europe
If Europe is to get serious on climate change, we have no choice but to embrace a controversial series of carbon emission mitigation …
European Union lawmakers are set to slam the brakes on plans to curb carbon dioxide emissions …
The European Commission on Monday welcomed as “valuable” a report on carbon capture and storage written by consultancy firm McKinsey …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Germany would not support climate change policy that sacrificed German jobs in explaining Germany’s decision to …
Contrary to some claims, electricity prices will not be driven up by the full auctioning of emissions allowances under the European …
Renault’s commitment to the development of ecological, economical cars for markets across the world has led to low running costs …
Under a new EU emissions trading scheme expected to be approved later this year, beginning in 2012, airlines in Europe will have to pay for …
Integer, a leading business consultancy in the area of global emissions regulations, today announced its latest conference targeted at Europe’s energy …
The European Parliament is getting closer to finding a funding solution for emerging technology to capture and store the carbon dioxide emissions of …
European Union lawmakers rejected an attempt on Monday to overhaul emissions curbs in favor of eastern states, …
European advocates of trapping and storing carbon dioxide as a means of curbing power-plant emissions received a boost on Monday …
UK
Environmental groups have welcomed the clearest signal to date that Gordon Brown is prepared to strengthen the carbon emission reduction targets included in …
As the Environment Agency prepares to publish its verdict on carbon capture and storage (CCS) tomorrow, Germany’s RWE NPower has declared it’s opening a …
WIRRAL Council is investing in a new team to tackle the council’s carbon footprint. The authority has also signed up to the CRed Carbon Reduction Scheme, …
The United Kingdom wants the rights to buy its way out of half its CO2 reduction targets, and they are not alone. Other European Union (EU) nations believe …
USA
Seven Western US states and four Canadian provinces on Tuesday proposed a carbon trading program plan …
Residents of six states are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership to …
MWH, a global provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, …
A new plan for areas of the US and Canada to cap and trade greenhouse gas emissions faces a tough road in US state legislatures, …
The Carbon Free Meeting Coalition has announced the addition of two new programs to help companies who are willing to reduce their carbon footprint. …
Carbon Sciences Inc.(OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough technology to …
Talking to attendees of the Oracle Open World here, Intel Corp. President and CEO Paul Ottelini challenged the technology …
Everyone from politicians, investors, and consumers tout the potential of solar and wind technologies. But even BP, a company that changed …
The US Chamber of Commerce is urging Congress to prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. In testimony before the Senate, …
Working with one of the world’s largest office furniture manufacturers, a Midwest trucking company …
This week Vermont other northeastern states are auctioning off carbon credits as part of a mandatory cap-and-trade system. Reporter Candace Page talks with …
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