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 …
A new analysis of perceptions and opinions of offset buyers towards forestry as an option for corporate offsetting. It finds that there has been less interest in forest carbon offsets from India and China despite the large potential for afforestation and reforestation activities in these countries. A great deal happened …
There are clear signs that China feels challenged to take a quantitative emission cap in a post-Kyoto world and expects developed nations to lead on emission reduction, a view that was clearly expressed by Chinese authorities in Copenhagen. However, we think China carries part of the responsibility of global climate …
Growing interest in buying carbon credits from India seen Vishwanath Kulkarni Japan's cap-and-trade programme to reduce emissions could open a new market for Indian carbon trade participants. Traditionally, Indian companies have sold their carbon credits to European countries. Some Indian companies such as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation have entered into …
Q&A;: Connie Hedegaard, Climate Action Commissioner, EU Kirtika Suneja / New Delhi April 14, 2010, 0:34 IST Connie HedegaardThe European Union (EU) may have been hinting at imposing a carbon tax to force exporting countries into taking urgent steps towards adopting cleaner technologies, but EU
China and South Korea have invested heavily in environmental stimulus projects. Other G20 countries need to deliver on their sustainability promises to save both the planet and the economy, says Edward Barbier.
New Delhi: Flagship explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has become the first public sector undertaking to generate revenue by trading in carbon credits. The state-run entity has received 10,722 emission reduction certificates from the United Nations for a waste heat recovery project at its Mumbai High fields. A company …
This document contains the presentation by Ashokankur Datta and E. Somanathan on "Climate Polity in the absence of commitment", presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. It is well-recognized that new technology is a crucial part of any solution to the problem of climate change. But …
This report have identified no less than 154 new policy announcements globally just since October, in the run-up to the conference. This is the highest number of new government initiatives ever recorded on this issue in a four month period. Progress can be traced directly to the summit and the …
The petroleum sector, which includes the production, import, processing, transportation, and distribution of crude oil and refined products such as gasoline, heating oil, diesel, propane, and jet fuel, is a significant source of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent GHG cap-and-trade proposals have covered petroleum-related emissions by placing the point …
Carbon trading is now the fastest-growing commodities market on earth. Since 2005, when major greenhouse-gas polluters among the Kyoto signatories were issued caps on their emissions and permitted to buy credits to meet those caps, there have been more than $300 billion worth of carbon transactions. Major financial institutions such …
Suzanne Goldenberg Solar panels costing $58,000 bring a couple modest return as home-owners look to DIY system of emissions trading. As investments go, it does not look like a money-spinner. Invest $58,000 to line the roof of your suburban home with solar panels, and pick up $17.20 in exchange for …
International trade has become one of the pillars of the global economic system; an overlap between climate change policies and the multi-lateral trading system administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) therefore seems inevitable. International trade affects climate change as it potentially increases economic activity that may in turn lead …
While the WTO ministerial wound its way through pre-arranged motions, more than 400 experts, politicians, trade delegates, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations and academia, as well as the general public, flocked to ICTSD
As the U.S. debates an economy-wide CO2 cap-and-trade policy, the transportation sector remains a significant oil security and climate change concern. Even though the transportation sector consumes the majority of the U.S.
This Article discusses cap setting for a cap-and-trade program, a key problem in pending legislation addressing global climate disruption. While the literature often suggests that trading automatically solves the problems associated with Best Available Technology (BAT) regulation, regulators often use a BAT approach to setting caps for trading programs. This …
This brief argues that the policy environment on climate change remains very uncertain even with the US Copenhagen Accord. The author describes how the international policy landscape has changed following the 2009 summit on climate change in Copenhagen, and what the Accord means for companies. He then examines market uncertainty …
