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Carbon Market News: This Week
Friday, 07 Jun, 2010
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Air Canada ups Carbon Offsetting: Obama eyes green energy: EU half way to goal: EU may hijack fuel taxes for green growth: Barclays buys carbon trader for $145m: Australia announces Maldives aid
Market Watch Jun 3 2010
Air Canada and Zerofootprint have announced the expansion of the bilingual Voluntary Carbon Offset program, providing customers that want to minimize the environmental impact of their air travel with two new certified carbon offsets projects.
Miami Herald Jun 3 2010
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has hardened his resolve to impose "a price" on carbon emissions to drive private investment away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy.
BBC News Jun 4 2010
The EU is more than halfway to its target of cutting emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020, a report shows. The assessment by the European Environment Agency reveals that emissions across the 27-nation bloc fell by 11.3% during 2008.
Telegraph Jun 2 2010
The European Union could seize control of green taxes across the continent in order to make low-carbon energy cheaper.
Market Watch Jun 2 2010
U.K. bank Barclays has agreed to buy carbon trading firm Tricorona for 1.13 billion Swedish kronor (USD 145m), or 8 kronor per share. The offer represents a 40% premium to the closing price on Tuesday.
Haveeru Jun 4 2010
The Australian government has announced a new package of aid and assistance for Maldives Thursday, including money for coastal protection, renewable energy and scholarships in Australian universities.
The Sydney Morning Herald Jun 3 2010
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hinted at a whole new approach to climate change – a greener ETS, passed sooner than planned. The federal government has officially delayed its ETS until at least 2013 after failing to convince the Liberals to pass it.
AFP Jun 3 2010
China, the world’s top source of the toxic gases blamed for global warming, said Thursday it was "not very optimistic" that its efforts to slash emissions were working.
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