California carbon allowances trade at $13.80

California carbon allowances trade at $13.80 190,000 California carbon allowances (CCAs) traded over the course of the week.   The closing price for California carbon allowances to be delivered in 2013 matched last week’s price of $13.80 each.   Volumes have...

California carbon market may link with Australia

California carbon market may link with Australia Two jurisdictions that recently launched carbon markets, California and Australia, have announced they will be cooperating with one another in what may point towards the eventual linkage of the two markets.   It...

California carbon allowances trading at $13.80

California carbon allowances trading at $13.80 California carbon allowances for delivery in 2013 closed the week at $13.80 apiece.   Businesses that must being accounting for their annual emissions beginning this year are currently examining the impact of changes...

Court upholds EPA carbon regulation

Court upholds EPA carbon regulation In Washington DC, the US Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate emissions.   Texas and Wyoming were arguing that the EPA did not have a right to intervene as...

Maryland sets carbon reduction target

Maryland sets carbon reduction target Maryland released its new goal to reduce its carbon emissions by 25% below 2006 levels by 2020.   Already a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade market comprised of nine northeastern...