Policing carbon markets
Carbon markets have emerged in recent decades as one of the most important tools for curbing industrial greenhouse gas emissions, but they present a number of novel enforcement challenges when compared
Cap And Trade
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Who's afraid of 2-degree C?
Without the west cutting its emissions, this means a virtual cap on the emissions of the developing world
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U.S. Carbon Market: Many Projects, Many Clouds
Amanda Sutton looks over a wheat field in northern Colorado and sees a potential "carbon offset project" that could help curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. "This is a patch of highly-cultivated land that could provide potential carbon offsets," she said, standing by the field which is owned by the city of Fort Collins and the surrounding county.
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U.S. Consumers Spared Big Costs In Climate Bill
A new U.S. government study on Tuesday adds to a growing list of experts concluding that climate legislation moving through Congress would have only a modest impact on consumers, adding around $100 to household costs in 2020.
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States have primacy on Campa, reassures Ramesh
In A move that will come as a major relief to states, environment minister Jairam Ramesh stressed on the primacy of states in compulsory afforestation efforts. Mr Ramesh made it clear that the Centre was not seeking to undermine states over the use of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (Campa).
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U.S. refiners see shakeout under climate change bill
Ailing U.S. oil refiners could face a crippling period of contraction under a House-approved climate change bill, making the country more dependent on imported refined products.
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Fate of climate change bill in Congress
The fate of U.S. climate control legislation is in the hands of the Senate, where it faces an uphill climb. Democratic leaders hope to put it to a vote in October. The House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a bill to mandate reductions in industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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Policy options for reducing GHG emissions from transportation fuels
Transportation is the second largest contributor to total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and responsible for about one-third of U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels. There are a variety of policy strategies that can be used to address GHG emissions from the transportation sector; this paper focuses on two such mechanisms.
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India and a carbon deal
There is now a growing consensus among governments that aggressive climate change mitigation is desirable, though they remain bitterly divided about how the associated burden should be shared. India
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Options for addressing early action greenhouse gas reductions and offsets in U.S. federal cap-and-trade policy
When implemented properly, an early action component of a cap-and-trade program can reward early actors while preserving or enhancing the environmental outcomes of the cap-and-trade
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India and climate change: Some international dimensions
Industrial countries have never been sympathetic to India