by Lynn Floyd | Mar 18, 2016 | Market News
Ontario linking with North American carbon market Action on climate change is heating up in Ontario as the government is poised to make important changes to its environmental framework. The province of Ontario is proposing to implement a greenhouse gas (“GHG”)...
by Lynn Floyd | Jan 26, 2016 | Market News
Businesses Using Carbon Pricing to Manage Climate Risks Carbon markets are booming, according to two new reports, and business is playing a key role. Global carbon markets’ total value increased 9 percent to €48.4 billion ($52.6 billion) in 2015, boosted by North...
by Lynn Floyd | Jan 26, 2016 | Market News
Obama’s State of the Union Pushes Clean Energy, Calls for Coal-Lease Reform President Obama took on big oil in last night’s State of the Union, emphasizing the US’ transition to clean energy. “Rather than subsidize the past,” he said, “we should invest in the future —...
by Lynn Floyd | Dec 28, 2015 | Market News
Clean Power Plan: What to Expect in 2016 The battle over the Clean Power Plan continues as a coalition of coalition of states, companies and advocacy groups is asking a federal appeals court to reject “speculative” arguments against the carbon rule for power plants....
by Lynn Floyd | Dec 15, 2015 | Market News
WSJ: Nations Unite in Global Agreement on Climate Change PARIS—More than 190 nations have agreed on a plan to limit climate change, ending a decadeslong search for an accord requiring the world’s economies to regulate the emission of gases that scientists say are...
by Lynn Floyd | Nov 24, 2015 | Market News
3 Signs We’re Entering a Golden Age for Carbon Markets There was a time when market-based approaches seemed to fall off the radar in discussions of climate policy, but carbon markets are back. Well-designed emission trading systems offer the combination of...
