Dec. 22, 2010 California cap-and-trade still needs work

Dec. 22, 2010 California cap-and-trade still needs work Although the California Air Resources Board (Carb) approved designs for the statewide cap-and-trade system set to begin in 2012, questions still remain regarding how many credits individual companies will receive...

Dec. 21, 2010 California market supply tight

Dec. 21, 2010 California market supply tight Only four protocols for California carbon credits have been approved through the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), and while that is expected to cover the initial 40 million credits at the start of the state’s AB32...

Dec. 20, 2010 NYSE Blue looks to California

Dec. 20, 2010 NYSE Blue looks to California New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Blue is set to launch in January and expects for California offset trading to comprise a large portion of the company’s business. Incoming CEO Brian Storms has affirmed that the newly created...

Dec. 17, 2010 US energy emissions projection

Dec. 17, 2010 US energy emissions projection The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its annual projection, reporting that CO2 emissions from the US energy sector will not revert to the 2004 level of almost 6 billion tons until 2027. Despite the increased...

Dec. 17, 2010 California market to reach $10 billion

Dec. 17, 2010 California market to reach $10 billion Analysts from Point Carbon project that California’s carbon market will be worth $1.7 billion when it is implemented in 2012, and grow to almost $10 billion by 2016. Participation by oil companies starting in 2015...