In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
Kevin Conrad By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ It was a classic David versus Goliath moment. At the December 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Kevin Conrad challenged the U.S., the sole holdout on a plan for a post-2012 climate treaty. "If, for some reason, you're not willing to lead, …
The green agenda is at risk of being sidelined by the credit crisis, in spite of attempts to keep issues alive in the commercial property industry. The environmental impact of commercial property is undeniable, with about half of all Britain's carbon emissions associated with buildings, according to government figures. Corporate …
Ryanair shareholders attending the company's general meeting in Dublin in September were bemused by a sight not often associated with such gatherings, when a bare-chested young man wearing an oxygen mask approached the podium where Michael O'Leary, the chief executive, was speaking. The protestor, with "Exposing O'Leary's Lies" written across …
The slowing economy and financial crisis are testing Europe's goal of becoming a world leader in greenhouse gas reduction. Industry has seized on the slowdown to lobby for delayed or watered down regulations, arguing that directives set out by the European Commission earlier this year would force them to cut …
Two major European steel industry bodies urged the EU on Thursday to improve its proposal on revising the bloc's emissions trading system, saying it could damage the European industry's competitiveness. The European Commission is reviewing its Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which caps how much carbon dioxide industries may emit, establishes …
Juliette Jowit Study looks at food impact on greenhouse gases. People will have to be rationed to four modest portions of meat and one litre of milk a week if the world is to avoid run-away climate change, a major new report warns. The report, by the Food Climate Research …
The European Union is in danger of losing its self-assigned role as the champion of climate change mitigation with member states increasingly worried about the economic implications of taking on far-reaching commitments.
The EU has assumed ambitious targets and strategies for the promotion of renewable sources of energy (RES) binding to all its member states. This report examines the proposed EU-wide policy instrument designed to help achieve the targets on renewable electricity and heat - the trading of Guarantees of Origin (GO). …
An intended effect of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is the reflection of greenhouse gas emissions related costs in the production costs of installations covered by the Directive. To the extent that the additional costs of covering greenhouse gas emissions are passed-through and included in product prices, the …
Since 2005, the European Union has created an emissions trading scheme (ETS)that caps GHG emissions of power generation, but also of industrial activities whose products, in some cases, are traded internationally. The primary aluminium sector in Europe, whose direct emissions are not capped, stands to lose profit margins and, possibly, …
The scale of investment needed to slow greenhouse gas emissions is larger than governments can manage through transfers. Therefore, climate change policies rely heavily on markets and private capital. This is especially true in the case of the Kyoto Protocol with its provisions for trade and investment in joint projects. …
Carbon trading can have a significant influence on the bottom line and is here to stay. Its future, however, is uncertain and is driven by emerging legislation for the period after 2012. In the face of this uncertainty, what should executives responsible for investment outcomes post-2012 be doing now to …
This paper analyses the development of the Japanese Climate Policy since the Rio summit, including climate policy instruments implemented to date and the recent change of position regarding the introduction of a mandatory emissions trading scheme (ETS) in Japan. Several proposals to introduce a mandatory ETS have been published at …
This paper analyzes institutional design, organizational capacity, and interplay in markets for ecosystem services. It examines the development of a market-based mechanism to commercialize forest carbon in Mexico through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). This is compared with a State-run carbon forestry program aiming to provide emission rights to voluntary, …
ALOK JHA Carbon Diem' inventors claim that, by using GPS to measure the speed and pattern of movement, their algorithm can identify the mode of transport being used. It can therefore calculate the amount of carbon dioxide that a journey has emitted into the atmosphere Keeping track of your carbon …
The Supplementary Draft Report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review should be read in conjunction with the Draft Report released on 4 July 2008. Is it possible to secure effective international action to reduce the risks of dangerous climate change to acceptable levels, presuming that Australia would play its proportionate …
The first mandatory US inter-state carbon trading system will open tomorrow with the auction of carbon permits to power -stations. It will be widely watched across the country for lessons in how a nationwide cap-and-trade system could function. The long-awaited Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI (pronounced Reggie), places limits …
