Carbon Negative
July 24, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
Carbon negative is an adjectival phrase used to describe any process that removes carbon. The term also refers to lifestyles or institutions that remove more carbon from the atmosphere than they release into it.
Understanding Carbon Offsetting
July 8, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
From: Karina Grudnikov, ENN, Sierra Club Green Home
Published July 6, 2010 11:27 AM
Most of us know about carbon emissions and understand the idea of our own individual “carbon footprint,” but here is a new concept that seems to be catching on: carbon offsetting. Carbon offsetting seems to be an indirect way to [...]
Why CFOs need a financial strategy for energy and carbon
April 21, 2010 by Vincent · Leave a Comment
Aysu Katun, Reuters — According to a report by the independent research firm Verdantix, soaring energy costs, climate change compliance issues and significant untapped cost savings make energy [...]
Bloomberg Bets on Carbon Markets
December 10, 2009 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
Acquires Clean Energy Data Leader, New Energy Finance.
To paraphrase, the news of the death of a price on carbon has been greatly exaggerated. A significant proof is Bloomberg’s recent purchase of New Energy Finance, a global leader in providing news, data and analysis on renewable energy, carbon markets, energy efficiency, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, [...]
It’s Energy, Stupid!
ClimateGate: We’re once again chasing the wrong story. It’s not about climate; it’s about energy, carbon, energy, jobs, energy and oil. Following a rash of articles about the leaks of emails suggesting that climate scientists occasionally have doubts, we hear that some US senators are crowing, and the Wall Street Journal has announced the end [...]
Carbon Markets and Legislation Update
November 16, 2009 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
Voluntary/Pre-Compliance Markets
The voluntary markets–carbon trading in advance of any legislation which would cap or tax carbon emissions–are growing. Companies and some wealthy individuals purchase offsets–credits obtained from a source that is verified to be reducing carbon, such as forests–in order to offset their emissions from business as usual. In lieu of a mandate to do [...]
Finding the New Normal
October 12, 2009 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
Public-private partnerships and carbon pricing are the defining duo that changes BAU–business as usual.
REFF, The Renewable Energy Finance Forum, highlighted how this is happening, what has already happened, and how these changes are fundamentally altering the way we do business. A joint partnership between The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney, REFF is [...]
Just DO IT!
October 9, 2009 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
It’s Carbon Reduction!
Tim Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation, and John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, provided perspectives on the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of Nike’s slogan “Just Do It”. Senator Wirth, an active supporter of Climate Change policy since 1988, stated firmly at [...]
NY: Point Carbon & Columbia Business School
October 5, 2009 by admin2 · Leave a Comment
[ December 1, 2009 to December 3, 2009. ]
Columbia Business School campus in New York City
Point Carbon and Columbia Business School Executive Education are proud to jointly introduce Carbon Finance Strategies, an educational initiative designed for executives who want to understand the opportunities and challenges offered by upcoming greenhouse gas regulation and markets.
Columbia Business School is recognized globally as one of the world’s [...]
HR 2454: 10 popular myths
July 8, 2009 by admin2 · 4 Comments
Ten Myths of Waxman Markey.
On June 26th, HR 2454, The Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, passed the house. More commonly known as Waxman‐Markey, the bill has spawned myths on both sides of the aisles. Here are some of them.
Myth1: The bill calls for billions–maybe trillions–in clean energy spending. We cannot afford it.
The billions [...]