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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China To Launch World’s Largest Cap And Trade Program
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Friday that China will develop a carbon trading system as a way to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. The announcement, made jointly with U.S. President
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China readies national carbon market to fight climate change
At first, the numbers and company names flashing on a big board in Beijing’s financial district suggest a booming market. A closer look indicates otherwise: The scrolling list rotates the same dozen or
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Ontario Announces New Greenhouse Gas Target For 2030
TORONTO - Ontario has announced its latest target in the province's drive to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The province has already set a goal of cutting emissions of the gases blamed for global
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Canada provinces urge PM to take stronger action on climate change
(Reuters) - The leaders of nine Canadian provinces and territories on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to take stronger measures to reduce the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Mild 2014 Seen Cutting EU Carbon Market Emissions to Record
Carbon dioxide emissions in the European Union’s cap-and-trade program, the world’s largest, probably fell to a record last year as warmer-than-average weather curbed demand for gas and power. Emissions
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Obama orders big cuts in US government greenhouse gas emissions
President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Thursday to set new goals for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of federal agencies, his latest use of his executive authority to address the root
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Climate change no longer a budget problem for future generations
"It is difficult for individual governments to control or affect the collective and cumulative impact of human activity globally, but there is a role for the Australian government to continue in its efforts
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A proximate mirror: greenhouse gas rules and strategic behavior under the US clean air act
The development of climate policy in the United States mirrors international developments, with efforts to initiate a coordinated approach giving way to jurisdictions separately taking actions. The centerpiece
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The price vs quantity debate: climate policy and the role of business cycles
What is the optimal instrument design and choice for a regulator attempting to control emissions by private agents in face of uncertainty arising from business cycles? In applying Weitzman's result [Prices
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State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2014: turning over a new leaf
With the effects of climate change already being felt from New York City to New Delhi, the fight to keep global forest carbon stocks intact, to improve forest management, and to reforest degraded land