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Facilities management firms have been asked by the government to help contribute towards the cutting of carbon emissions in the public sector.
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- Published: May 10th, 2010
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Westpac starts buying carbon offsets
Westpac has begun buying carbon offsets from New Zealand forest owners with the aim of selling them to big polluting firms as part of New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme, the bank says.
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- Published: Feb 2nd, 2010
- Category: Australasia
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Opinion: WAKE UP AUSTRALIA: Seize the low-carbon opportunity
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EU industry protests against carbon “benchmarks”
* Main EU business lobby says “benchmarking” too tough
* Environmentalists warn of profiteering
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) – European Union proposals to curb carbon emissions will put EU manufacturers at a disadvantage to less-regulated overseas rivals and must be loosened, industry group BusinessEurope said.
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Cap-and-Trade to Impact Costs of Carbon Emissions
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Carbon emissions from large corporations have always cost the environment. But the tables are turning amidst planned and upcoming cap-and-trade programs introduced by the current administration and many U.S. companies will soon be required to pay for greenhouse gas emissions. Planned programs aim to control pollution by providing economic incentives to companies achieving reductions, but these same companies will also seek to minimize emissions through energy savings.
Belews Creek carbon costs high for Duke
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The current carbon legislation in Congress could cost Duke Energy $36.5 million to $73 million for carbon allowances in its first year, says a new report by SNL Energy.
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- Published: May 27th, 2009
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Australia Govt Faces Further Carbon-Scheme Delay
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Plans for the world’s most comprehensive carbon-trading scheme face defeat or parliamentary delay after Australia’s opposition said on Tuesday it will try to postpone a vote on the laws this year.
As Japan utilities reveal carbon costs, a new focus
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese power companies will this week report for the first time the cost of buying carbon emissions offsets, a sum likely to rise in coming years as a recession does little to help them achieve self-imposed targets.
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- Published: Dec 16th, 2008
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Farmers to cop carbon costs
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FARMERS will be forced to pay for measures to cut their greenhouse gases even if they’re not part of an emissions trading scheme.
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- Published: Nov 13th, 2008
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Australia May Lose Sunrise LNG on Carbon Costs, Woodside Says
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Australia risks losing the Sunrise liquefied natural gas project to East Timor, where the venture could avoid the effects of the government’s proposed carbon trading system, said operator Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
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