Carbon Markets

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans
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11 Aug. 2008 — added by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew

Dell Computer announced this week that it reached its goal of becoming "carbon neutral" five months ahead of schedule.
Is it time to ditch offsets in favour of "climate compensation"?
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27 Aug. 2008 — added by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew

Research claims simpler "climate compensation" model needed to tackle low customer awareness of offsetting.
Major Corporations Lead Charge on Cleantech Investment
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12 Aug. 2008 — added by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew

Venture capital investment in U.S. cleantech companies bumped 41% in the second quarter of 2008, thanks in large part to multimillion dollar commitments from some of the …
Visit to Bondoc pig farm project, Philippines
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27 Aug. 2008 — written by Jill Barker, The CarbonNeutral Company

Project visit team: Kharlamara Lariosa (KL) - EcoSecurities Ellen May Zanoria (EMZ) - PhilBIO (project developer) Nikunj Aggarwal (NA) - SGS (verifier) Cristino Navarro (CN) …
EBay, U.K. Grocer Ocado Among OLGA Winners
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30 July 2008 — added by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew

EBay, online grocer Ocado and five other firms that do business in the United Kingdom were honored with OnLine Green Retail Awards (OLGAs) in recent ceremonies at London's …
Aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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5 Aug. 2008 — added by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew

The UK's Department for Transport on Thursday clarified rules surrounding the inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme from 2012. Aviation generates 3 …
International avoided deforestation offset projects: insuring the risk of reversal penalties
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28 Jan. 2011 — added by Ken Allinson, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School

The paper explores the potential for insurance with respect to avoided deforestation offset projects, as they present a low-cost means for emission reductions. It reviews …
Presentation Slides:Implementing Finance & Insurance Standards for the U.S. Forestry Carbon Market
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29 June 2010 — added by Roz Curzon Lewis, 2degrees

Cameron Prell, Senior Associate, McGuire Woods; Gabriel Thoumi, Project Manager, Carbon Offsets LLC; Augustus Kent, President, CO2RS; Colm Fay, Erb Institute Masters Fellow, …
Structured ownership and carbon finance
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24 Nov. 2009 — written by Bruno Simon, Cap CO2 Advisors

One key point associated with a Cap & Trade scheme is that concerned corporations are actually in a position to trade their granted envelope of allowances on specialized …
CORE - carbon offset research and education
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29 June 2009 — added by Allen Shaw, 2degrees

Stockholm Environment Institute: This website provides an up-to-date analysis and synthesis of the most influential offset programs and activities. It reflects on lessons …