Tag Archives: cap-and-trade

The Carbon Offset Goldrush –– Who’s Staking Their Claim In America?

June 20, 2008 – 8:24 am

If the forecasts are right, the carbon offset market could climb to $1 trillion by 2020, reports New Carbon Finance and that’s only in the United States (PDF) One trillion is a whole lot of money for something we can’t feel, see, weigh or taste.
And it’s nothing resembling Fool’s Gold: According to Plenty Magazine (via [...]

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The UK Proposes Carbon Emissions Allowance for Every Citizen

June 13, 2008 – 6:01 am

Are you a UK citizen who flies to Majorca at the drop of a hat? Do you crank up the heat in the winter, and the air-con in the summer? Maybe you can’t live without your SUV? Well there’s some bad news coming your way: if you are an energy-hogging British citizen you might just [...]

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McCain On Global Warming: Destined to Fail or Walking a Fine Line?

June 11, 2008 – 2:30 am

Unlike U.S. President George W. Bush, considered one of the worst presidents for the environment in the modern era, both frontrunners for America’s presidential seat have listened to their advisers and are paying attention to what’s important to Americans today. Global warming is on the agenda.
Both Sen. Barack Obama, a Democrat, and Sen. John McCain, [...]

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The Best Laid Plans are Cool: The Democrats on Global Warming

April 6, 2008 – 4:38 am

Obama and Clinton are neck-in-neck in a very hot race for presidential candidacy. But who will be the best Democrat for the planet?
According to Salon, the greatest threat to America’s future won’t be terrorist attacks or national security, it will be the effects of global warming and unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions.
So what are the Democrat [...]

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