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Delta, Lufthansa to Pass EU's Carbon Costs on to Customers
Posted by ErkSat 138 days ago in Energy
New rules went into effect Monday forcing all airlines flying into the EU to pay for emissions from those flights. Delta and Lufthansa have responded with surcharges; Chinese airlines refuse to pay up... [Read More]
 
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EU Court Rules US Airlines Must Pay for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted by ErkSat 152 days ago in Energy
The European Court of Justice ruled against Air Transport Association of America, United, Continental and American airlines, which argued that their inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme violat... [Read More]
 
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PG&E Drops the Curtain on Struggling Carbon Offset Program
Posted by ErkSat 192 days ago in Energy
The utility's ClimateSmart program fell far short of the utility's initial expectations, with barely one-sixth of the anticipated 170,000 subscribers.... [Read More]
 
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Cap & Trade's Failure Means It's Time for a Carbon Tax
Posted by ErkSat 193 days ago in Energy
A new organization formed out of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change aims to address climate change -- like so many others before them, with so little success. But their launch event raised one so... [Read More]
 
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Sierra Club Sees Progress in Moving Beyond Coal
Posted by ErkSat 210 days ago in Energy
The group's executive director, Mike Brune, explains how the nonprofit is putting Michael Bloomberg's $50 million gift to work, and how Occupy Wall Street and the Keystone XL protests tie in to the sh... [Read More]
 
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Canadian Truckers Can Now Earn Carbon Credits from Fuel Efficiency
Posted by ErkSat 223 days ago in Energy
In a first-of-its-kind deal, a group in British Columbia has reached a five-year agreement to sell carbon offsets created through the reduction of diesel fuel consumption by heavy trucks and equipment... [Read More]
 
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Mexico's Small-Scale Farmers Gain Entry to Global Carbon Markets
Posted by ErkSat 296 days ago in Energy
The country's Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve was an early mover on carbon offsets, but lacked the certfication backing that would give it long-term credibility -- until now. Here's what Mexico's move ... [Read More]
 
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Polluters Get 1-Year Respite from California Cap-and-Trade
Posted by ErkSat 326 days ago in Energy
California polluters won't have to comply with the state's emissions trading program until 2013.... [Read More]
 
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State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2011
Posted by ErkSat 343 days ago in Energy
Despite a slowdown in policy-driven trades, voluntary offsets are growing faster than ever.... [Read More]
 
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Why We're Asking the Wrong Questions on Cap-and-Trade
Posted by ErkSat 628 days ago in Energy
Instead of asking how much cap-and-trade will cost, we should be asking how much it saves us. The glacier in the room is that the real costs won't come from cap-and-trade, but from climate change i... [Read More]