Guest post by Ric Werme Things have been pretty quiet in the northeast’s the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). New Jersey has gotten out and remains out, New Hampshire didn’t…
Category: Carbon credits
Is Al Gore the Latter Day Pardoner?
Carbon Credits Are Modern Indulgences. Guest post by Dr. Tim Ball Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1342 – 1400) is among the giants of English literature, recognized for his perceptive and realistic stories…
'Almost half of the CO2 transfers into the US are caused by the American trade deficit'
From the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Constraining world trade is unlikely to help the climate Instead, researchers were able to pin down a number of factors explaining…
The carbon corruption: Iran, Sudan, and North Korea get millions in U.N. carbon credit funds
From the Washington Free Beacon by Zach Noble, how a half page of the Kyoto protocol turned into a free ride for corruption. Carbon Corruption Iran, North Korea, Sudan rack…
Global carbon market expected to crash, already loses half of its value since 2011, from $18 to less than $10 in 2012
Global Carbon Market Hits $176 Billion in 2011 By Jo Nova Global Carbon Market trading climbed to $176 billion in 2011 according to the The World Bank, which has just…
Cap and Trade protest petition in California
Thousands Petition Gov. Brown To End Cap And Trade By Amy Quinton, California Capitol Network Californians Against Higher Taxes and business groups delivered the petitions against what they call an…
Increased CO2 Emissions Will Delay Next Ice Age
Sir Fred Hoyle Vindicated (Via Dr. Benny Peiser of the GWPF) According to new research to be published in Nature Geoscience (embargoed until 1800 GMT/10AM PST, Sunday 8 January 2012),…
China Warns EU's Green Fanatics Of Global Trade War
Via the GWPF, the great war of flying carbon credits appears to be massing on the border. China has warned the European Union to abandon its controversial carbon tax on…
EU carbon trading in freefall
Looks just like what happened to the Chicago Carbon Exchange is about to repeat in Europe. Source: http://www.barchart.com/charts/futures/CKZ11 By Thomson Reuters Point Carbon LONDON | Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:01pm…
UEA: shake-shake-shake up your Carbon at Durban
From the University of East Anglia some news that a Major shake-up of carbon markets is called for. To that I ask: what carbon market? Seems they are pretty much…
Maryland, quite possibly even more la-la land than California
While California has committed economic suicide with their ridiculous carbon trading plan that nobody wants, Maryland seems to think that magically, green jobs and non baseload power sources will “improve…
They had to burn the village to save it from global warming
From Wikipedia: One of the most famous quotes of the Vietnam War was a statement attributed to an unnamed U.S. officer by AP correspondent Peter Arnett. Writing about the provincial…
"Technology funding makes climate protection cheaper"
From the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research a call to bring on the carbon trading and other tools. Of course, its all just modeling again. 09/19/2011 – To cost-effectively…
Death of a carbon salesman: Chicago Climate Exchange
It was essentially dead when we announced on WUWT Chicago Climate Exchange(CCX) was halting carbon futures trading last year. Note the flatlined final price of 5 cents per ton: My…
Corruption in the carbon trading market
Corruption and crime already taking place in the carbon market Opinion piece by Julie Bishop, Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Australia) 20th July 2011 Carbon offsets have already run out…
Europe's Green Agenda Folds As Economic Crisis Deepens
Newsbytes from The Global Warming Policy Foundation EU carbon prices have slumped 15% in one week, as a slew of bearish news took its toll on the markets. “It’s just…
EU Carbon Credit trading takes a dive. In Greece, they can't hardly give EU carbon credits away
Guest post by Ecotretas CO2 tumbling down Once upon a time, carbon trading was supposed to be the salvation for Earth’s climate problems. But as time went on, people started…
Craziest carbon credit scheme yet – shooting camels in Australia
How to Create Carbon Credits – Kill a Camel. By Viv Forbes The people who brought us pink-bats and cash-for-clunkers have a new scheme – we can earn carbon credits…
Countdown to flatline: world carbon trading market falls for first time – World Bank reports rumblings of possible failure
I wonder how long before flatlining occurs, like last year with the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX): Even the Guardian is covering this “failure” of carbon markets. They write: The…
California's AB32 global warming law put on hold by judge
From the LA Times, some “climate justice” for the poor:
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