Policing carbon markets
Carbon markets have emerged in recent decades as one of the most important tools for curbing industrial greenhouse gas emissions, but they present a number of novel enforcement challenges when compared
Cap And Trade
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Deforestation and greenhouse gases
Human activities produce large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs), primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), and thus contribute to global warming. The use of fossil fuels is the primary source of CO2 emissions,
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Toward a framework for implementation of climate change treaty through self-enforcing mechanisms
Global warming caused by accumulation of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is a public bad, addressing which requires collective action by all the countries of the world. Under the United Nations Convention
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A policy strategy for carbon capture and storage
Successful deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is critically dependent on comprehensive policy support. While policy plays an important role in the deployment of many low-carbon technologies,
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EU airline carbon move could spark trade war: China
Beijing criticized a decision by Europe's highest court to allow airlines to be charged for carbon emissions on flights to and from the European Union, with state media warning on Thursday it could spark
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Durban maps path to climate treaty
Marathon talks enable Europe to break deadlock over global-warming deal with major greenhouse-gas emitters.
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Land tenure challenges in managing carbon property rights to mitigate climate change
Scientific evidence suggests that increasing amounts of carbon in the atmosphere are causing climate change that will result in global warming, sea -level rise and more extreme weather events. In response
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Carbon at record lows, confidence at rock-bottom
European Union carbon permits and U.N.-backed credits collapsed to record lows on Thursday, extending this week's sharp price slide as fears of a slowing economy sapped demand in the markets that are heavily
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USA biggest offender of carbon emissions says IETA President
With the Kyoto Protocol unlikely to produce a new set of targets, Carbon Forum Asia 2011 which concluded in Singapore last week, released IETA’s Greenhouse Gas Market Report for the first time in Asia
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Global carbon markets in doldrums
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions seems more difficult than ever as global carbon markets have stalled after five years of consecutive growth. The World Bank has given the sombre note, but said the global
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California Approves Carbon Market Rules
California regulators on Thursday approved final regulations for a carbon market that is one of the biggest U.S. responses to climate change. The state believes the market for greenhouse gases, which