The New Carbon Cycle

Carbon Prices May Drop Further with Predicted Long Offset Market

2011-11-19T04:43:54-06:00

Having just returned from London where I spoke at the Climate Finance 2011 conference on the developments in North America, particularly the approval by the California cap and trade program, a rather...

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International Forest Carbon Association Launches Website

2011-11-19T04:25:58-06:00

The International Forest Carbon Association (IFCA), a new business association devoted to private project development of projects that protect or regrow forests using private capital, has launced its...

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Voluntary Carbon Market Increases 34 Percent in 2010, Valued at $424 Million

2011-06-02T19:32:09-05:00

Ecoystem Markeplace and Bloomberg New Energy Finance reported that the voluntary carbon market had a 34% increase in sales volume to a record 131 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e)....

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GE Introduces New Technology for Gas Power Plants That Work Bettter with Renewable Energy Sources

2011-05-26T12:36:17-05:00

GE announce the development of the FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant. GE statest that this plant will work better with wind and solar that are intermittent and where a supply of...

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International Standards Organization to Release Energy Management Standard in 2011

2011-05-22T14:11:03-05:00

The International Standards Organization (ISO) is developing a standard for energy management known as 50001 that is scheduled to be released in the third quarter of 2011. ISO 50001will be designed...

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UN and Major Banks Call for Forest Carbon Credit Market as Critical to Preserving Forests

2011-05-08T23:13:45-05:00

Leading financial institutions upped the ante on their future role in mitigating climate change as they called for more effective forest-carbon regulations during a United Nations report launch in...

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Accounting Changes Being Considered Could Alter Renewable Deals and Financing If PPAs Are Considered Leases

2011-05-06T09:30:45-05:00

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are considering amending their standards in a way that may have a significant effect on deals...

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City of Dallas Partners with Lumetech and Lighting Science Group to Go Green with Energy Efficient LED Lighting in Its Parking Garages

2011-05-06T09:21:13-05:00

DALLAS, March 24, 2011 – Lumetech Group, a leading provider of commercial LED lighting solutions, and Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG), a leading American maker of LED lighting, announced today...

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Total Partner Makes Major Investment in SunPower

2011-05-06T09:15:01-05:00

SAN JOSE, Calif. and PARIS, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Total (CAC: TOTF.PA) today announced that the two companies have entered into a broad strategic...

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EIA Predicts US Won't Hit 2005 Levels of Greenhouse Gas Emissions until 2027

2011-05-01T22:09:41-05:00

In a surprising prediction, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) predicted that the US would not hit 2005 levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions until 2027. The study was surprising as most had...

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