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Yahoo! Abandons Carbon Offsets in Favor of Efficiency

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:01:00 -0700

Yahoo! today said it will no longer purchase carbon offsets for its operations, focusing its climate strategy on reducing the energy used by its data centers.

How Do You Guarantee Land-Based Offsets Are Permanent?

Aimee Barnes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:44:00 -0700

While critics worry the benefits from land use, land use change, and forestry offsets may one day be reversed, various trading programs have tried to address permanence risks with different approaches -- with mixed results.

Will Coal Finally Get the Chance to Clean up its Act?

Sarah Terry-Cobo — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:30:00 -0700

The Department of Energy announced its support for the first commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration power plant, but will it live up to the much-hyped notion of "clean coal"?

Friends of the Earth Slams 'Fundamentally Flawed' Offsetting Model

James Murray — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:02:00 -0700

A new report from the environmental group argues carbon offset mechanisms are beyond reform and should be scrapped.

Fortifying the Foundation: State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2009

ClimateBiz Staff — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:55:00 -0700

This report from Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance was created to answer fundamental questions about the voluntary carbon markets, such as transaction volumes, credit prices, project types, locations, and the motivations of buyers in this market.

2008 Voluntary Carbon Offset Markets Worth $705M

ClimateBiz Staff — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:41:00 -0700

The voluntary carbon markets defied last year’s deteriorating economy by doubling in size and growing in value, according to the latest research from Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance.

Duck Habitat Breeds Carbon Offsets

Jonathan Bardelline — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:19:00 -0700

A program to protect the Prairie Pothole Region, a 26,000-acre waterfowl-breeding habitat in the U.S. and Canada, has been validated as a greenhouse gas emission avoidance program, allowing carbon offsets from it to be sold.

Nibbling at the Edge of the 'New Normal'

Rob Watson — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0700

Today, Rob Watson begins an indepth look at the 12 points Donella Meadows outlined in her seminal piece published by the Sustainability Institute, "Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System." He starts with an examination of "constants, parameters (and) numbers” in the form of gas and carbon taxes.

Getting Back to Our Roots: The Renewed Interest in Forestry Carbon Offsets

Aimee Barnes — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:00:00 -0700

The forestry sector was left out of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and faced restrictions under the Kyoto Protocol. Bur recent developments indicate forestry may play a key role in addressing climate change, while a new survey suggests offset buyers have a positive view of those originating in forestry projects.

New Report Sheds Light on Corporate Attitudes Toward Forestry Carbon Offsets

ClimateBiz Staff — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:31:00 -0700

A new study released today from EcoSecurities, Conservation International, the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance, and ClimateBiz.com analyzes the perceptions and expectations driving corporate decisions to buy forestry carbon offsets.

The Forest Carbon Offsetting Survey 2009

ClimateBiz Staff — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:40:00 -0700

This report, produced by EcoSecurities, ClimateBiz.com, and other partners, offers an in-depth look at the current corporate attitudes toward carbon offsets from forests and the growth opportunities in this market.

Not Enough Offsets to Meet Targets of Waxman-Markey Bill: Report

ClimateBiz Staff — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:24:00 -0700

A Point Carbon report published last week suggests greenhouse gas reduction targets outlined in the recent Waxman-Markey House climate change bill will require more carbon offsets than what will be available domestically.

An Open Letter to Fred Krupp

Marc Stuart — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:00:00 -0700

Marc Stuart makes the case for fixing, not tossing, the Clean Development Mechanism.

Voluntary Offset Standards: Separating Land Mines from the Diamonds in the Rough

Aimee Barnes — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:19:00 -0700

The number of voluntary carbon offsets standards used in the market is vast and growing. So how can voluntary offset project developers and buyers wade through the mire of offsets to determine which credits are land mines and which are diamonds in the rough?

REC vs. Carbon Offset: Do You Know the Difference?

Aimee Barnes — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:08:00 -0700

As the U.S. carbon and clean energy markets continue evolving, it’s important for everyone -- from policy makers to your average offset purchaser -- to understand why there's much more to it than building windmills.