Top Energy Industry Headlines September 3
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Climate Envoys Seek Consensus on $100 Million in Aid for Poorer Nations (Bloomberg)
Envoys from more than 40 nations are in Geneva to brainstorm ways to help poorer nations get the estimated $100 million a year needed to fight global warming. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 2
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UN Carbon Offset Trades Near Record Premium to 2011 on Regulatory Review (Bloomberg)
The premium of United Nations emissions offsets for this year to those for 2011 traded near a record as the regulator reviews the way it awards emission credits tied to hydrofluorocarbons. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines September 1
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The Changing Climate for Environmental Legislation (Newsweek)
Waiting might be the best strategy for energy and climate-change advocates stymied by political inaction. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 31
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Russia Submits `Breakthrough’ Carbon Emissions Reduction Project, UN Says (Bloomberg)
In a step that could signal “a substantial increase” of followers Russia submitted for registration its first carbon emissions reduction joint implementation project, created under a UN Kyoto Protocol mechanism. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 30
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Greenhouse-Gas Regulation Backed by a Majority in Defense Council’s Poll (Bloomberg)
A majority of U.S. voters say the government should regulate greenhouse gases linked to global warming and that the Environmental Protection Agency is up to the job, a poll for the Natural Resources Defense Council found. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 27
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Climate-Control Failures May Send Coal Trading to Record: Energy Markets (Bloomberg)
Coal trading is poised to rise to an all-time high this year as prices at less than half their 2008 peak stoke demand, defying government efforts to phase out the most-polluting fossil fuel. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 26
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Africa May Become Next Big Market for Carbon Projects, Emission Group Says (Bloomberg)
Africa may be the next major market for carbon-reduction ventures amid investigations into Chinese certification and as the European Union imposes new regulations, the International Emissions Trading Association said. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 25
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Carbon Credit Prices May Increase in 2010, Emissions Trading Group Says (Bloomberg)
Prices of carbon credits generated by developing countries may rise over 2010 as regulators review industrial gas projects and Chinese wind energy facilities, fueling speculation that supplies will slow. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 24
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Peterson: Cap and trade “dead” in Congress – but not at EPA (Minni Post D.C.)
Carbon cap and trade legislation is effectively “dead” in Congress, House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson told feed industry executives Monday, with the chief struggle over carbon regulation now solely being played out in and around the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more
Top Energy Industry Headlines August 20
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A New EPRI Computer Model Makes the Case for Regional Climate Solutions (NewYork Times)
The utility industry’s top research group is making the case that regional solutions to the nation’s climate policy challenges offer the best deal for consumers. Read more
