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  • Japan launches voluntary CO2 market

    My Green Japan article in ICIS Chemical Business is now available online. In it are some examples of how the chemical industry is responding to the issue of climate change. The article also reported about how carbon emissions from Japan's industrial manufacturing sector (including energy, steel,...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-22-2008

  • Green Canadian cash now available

    The government of Alberta, Canada said yesterday that it is appropriating a total of C$4bn ($3.92bn) to reduce the province's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). A C$2bn fund will be invested in carbon capture and storage projects while the rest will go to public transit investments to reduce vehicle...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-09-2008

  • Flying the unfriendly (but greener?) skies

    Airlines setting foot and taking off in Europe are soon going to be included in the European Union's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and are expected to pay 15% of their permits in ETS auction starting 2012, according to this Reuters article . The proposal, which was approved by Member States last...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-01-2008

  • California implements emissions reduction plan

    California plans to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over the next 12 years , according to the California's Air Resources Board (ARB). Central to the plan is a cap and trade program covering 85% of the state's emissions, which ARB said is also in conjunction with the Western...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-27-2008

  • Carbon Market: The good, the bad and the money

    After finding some of the pros and cons of cap and trade carbon schemes in the US, several studies were recently published on the carbon market's global bottomline: How much should energy-intensive industries pay for compliance. According to market analyst Point Carbon , global carbon markets could...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008
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