The New Carbon Cycle

Climate Change Tort Litigation: Fifth Circut Dismisses Claims That Defendants' Emsisions Worsened Katrina Damages

2013-05-16T13:05:50-05:00

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a case that had previously been dismissed involving a class certification of claims that the greenhouse gas emissions of numerous defendant companies had...

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Texas Legislature Considerng New Bill to Allow PACE Financing in Texas

2013-04-22T18:20:27-05:00

The Texas Legislature is considering a bill to allow property assessed clean energy financing. the Texas PACE Bill filed as House Bill 1094 and Senate Bill 1094 would allow the use of municipal or...

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The World Bank Partnership for Market Readiness Assists Countries in Developing Carbon Markets

2013-03-14T09:15:35-05:00

The World Bank meeting this week amoung several countries seeking to establish or in the process of establishing carbon markets is part of a larger program called the Partnership for Market...

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China, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico to Present Carbon Market Plans

2013-03-12T07:51:57-05:00

China, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico will present their plans for the deployment of market-based programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a March 11-13 World Bank program. The World Bank will...

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Brattle Report Concludes Solar Power Would Save on Texas Electricity Rates

2013-03-02T10:09:54-06:00

The Texas electricity market within the Electric Reliabibilty Council of Texas or ERCOT, which covers 80 percent of Texas, is suffering from a deficit of peak power. Concerns are rising that the...

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RGGI Proposes Major Cut in Carbon and a Major Increase in the Price of Allowances

2013-02-07T22:22:17-06:00

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Inititiave (RGGI) has proposed a new model rule for the nine northestern states that participate in the program to substantially reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in...

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Deparment of Interior Releases US Fish and Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines

2012-04-02T12:17:20-05:00

On March 23, 2012, the Department of Interior released the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines for wind energy projects and to guide state and federal regulators with...

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Can You Reduce Carbon and Save on Taxes?

2012-03-21T16:27:24-05:00

Ernst & Young has conducted a study on the issue of reducing taxes through environmental and sustainability programs--cutting carbon can lead to lower taxes in some instances. The study results...

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EPA Announces It Will Not Lower Greenhouse Gas Permitting Threshold

2012-03-03T17:08:55-06:00

Under the approach announced by EPA on February 27, 2012, that it would not be lowering the thresholds for greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting. The agency stated that new facilities with GHG emissions of...

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California Carbon Allowance Price Jumps 15 Percent

2012-02-05T08:36:32-06:00

Point Carbon reports that California carbon allowance prices jumed $2 or 15 percent as larger buyers have started buying allowances in anticipation of the January 1, 2013 start date for the...

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