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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Gore the pure
The last eco-warrior to win the Nobel peace prize, Wangari Maathai (a tree-planting conservationist who won in 2004), was barely known outside her native Kenya. Al Gore is a flashier shade of green. His trophy cabinet is already bulging-the Nobel medal will have to jostle for space with an Oscar and an Emmy, all won this year.
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Economics focus | Doffing the cap
Tradable emissions permits are a popular, but inferior, way to tackle global warming THE pressure for political action on climate change has never looked stronger. Even George Bush has now joined the leaders of other rich countries in their quest to negotiate a successor regime to the Kyoto protocol, the treaty on curbing greenhouse gases that expires in 2012.
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Fresh air
China and Australia unveil new policies on global warming
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Aviation and maritime transport in a post 2012 climate policy regime
This report explores ways to incorporate international aviation and maritime shipping in a climate policy regime. Currently, emissions from international transport are not included in climate policy targets under the Kyoto Protocol. One of the reasons is that it is not clear which country should be held accountable for which share of the emissions.
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U.S. Green Jobs Seen Taking Years Of Planning
Alternative energy jobs can provide vocations across many sectors of the economy but policy to spark them can take years to develop, U.S. governors told a Senate committee on Tuesday.
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Its Easy Being Green (Editorial)
So, have you enjoyed the debate over health care reform? Have you been impressed by the civility of the discussion and the intellectual honesty of reform opponents? If so, you
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Smart thinking
The US electricity grid needs to evolve and requires fresh standards of communication. (Editorial)
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Canada Aims To End Traditional Coal Power: Report
The Canadian government plans new regulations that will effectively phase out traditional coal-fired power stations, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said in an interview published on Wednesday. He told the Globe and Mail newspaper that new coal plants would have to include technology to capture greenhouse gas emissions and inject them underground for permanent storage.
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Phoney war
The real battle, over health care, is just beginning
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Put a price on carbon
It is not an exaggeration to say that the team that President Barack Obama appointed to promote his green agenda is nothing short of outstanding