Environment
UN Carbon Carbon Offset Prices May Gain This Year, CDM Board Member Says Credits from projects aimed at
reducing greenhouse gas emissions under a UN program will
increase by about a fifth this year, a member of the oversight
board said, less than analysts have forecast.
Kerry Says a `Great Deal' of Consensus Reached on Energy, Climate Policy Senator John Kerry said a
bipartisan group of lawmakers achieved a “great deal of
consensus” on energy policy at the White House yesterday, and
he’s moving “rapidly” to introduce legislation on the subject.
China Cut Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Faster Than Targeted Over Past 5 Years China has reduced the emission of
sulfur dioxide at a faster rate than the government’s targets in
the past five years, according to a statement today by the
environmental protection ministry.
Valeo to Focus on Fuel-Saving Emissions Technology to Double Sales by 2020 Valeo SA, France’s second-largest
car-parts maker, said it aims to outpace auto-industry growth in
the next decade by developing fuel-saving engine technology and
expanding in emerging markets.
Sunspots Observed at Lowest Level in Almost a Century, Potsdam Study Says Solar activity is at its lowest
level in almost 100 years and should that continue may slow the
pace of global warming “slightly,” Potsdam Institute for
Climate Research scientists said today in a study.
Athamas's Forestry Hedge Fund Will Sell More Wood, Fewer Carbon Credits A forestry and carbon hedge fund
proposed by Athamas SA will focus on wood rather than carbon
credits after United Nations climate talks in December failed to
set international targets after 2012.
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