4 Important Things To Know About California’s 1st Ever Carbon Auction
November 15th, 2012 | by Guest Contributor
By Emily Reyna, reposted from EDF While millions of Americans recover from the Sandy-Nor’easter extreme weather event combo, and even
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Microsoft Implements Cap & Trade to Cut CO2
May 12th, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
Bill Gates has started to notice that the climate is a potential problem.”We need energy miracles” he said at TED.
RGGI Cap & Trade Program in U.S. to Tighten Caps
March 9th, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
Success in lowering emissions in the RGGI states has resulted in talk of tightening the pollution limits to further reduce
South Africa Proposes National Carbon Tax To Start In 2013
February 27th, 2012 | by Silvio Marcacci
South Africa this week proposed a national carbon tax as part of the country’s national budget, becoming the latest major economy to move toward charging for emissions. But, a large swath of emissions would be exempt until 2020.
Mexico Finalizes Climate Bill to Cap Carbon
February 2nd, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
Mexico, the world’s 15th biggest greenhouse gas emitter - and ravaged by its worst drought in 80 years - is close to passing legislation to create a domestic greenhouse gas emissions trading system able to cap and cut carbon emissions
Record CO2 Reduction in US Cap & Trade States
January 24th, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
In yet another resounding success for cap & trade policies, today carbon dioxide pollution capped by the 10 participating RGGI states of the US Northeast has been reduced to its all-time low of a mere 124 million short tons. Power plant CO2 emissions in the states that participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) cap & trade dropped 34% below the cap in 2011, according to a new report from Environment Northeast, at Point Carbon News. So... are they cowering in caves, like Rush Limbaugh says
Cleantech Policy News (7 Stories)
December 17th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
1. Cap & Trade “has created 3,800 jobs and nearly $500 million in economic activity for Massachusetts since 2008.”
Cleantech Policy Round-Up (10 Stories)
November 28th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Time for another round-up. This one’s on some of the top cleantech policy stories I’ve seen around in the past
California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Finally Approved
October 22nd, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
QUICK NEWS: If you haven't heard yet, California's cap-and-trade program is finally fully, fully approved. Here's the quick summary from the LATimes
New Jersey Pulling Out of RGGI? Not Yet, but Maybe.. (& Clear Reasons Why It Shouldn’t)
June 29th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, one of the Republican party's many two-faced liars (who says he is promoting renewable energy but is, in fact, doing everything he can to fight its growth), recently announced that he was pulling the state out of the Northeast's climate change and clean energy cap-and-trade program, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Well, it turns out, Governor Christie may not have the power to do so soon... but it's going to be a close call
3 States Stay in Northeast Cap & Trade Program (for Obvious Reasons) Despite Huge Republican/Tea Party Attack
May 24th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
I had been worried about two or three states pulling out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced “Reggie”), the nation's first cap and trade program for greenhouse gases, for awhile. It seemed 99.9% sure that New Hampshire would pull out after its House of Representatives voted to pull out of the initiative and its Senate had a clear Republican majority likely to do the same. Even if the Governor tried to veto such a decision, he could be overridden
People Have Positive View of Solar and Wind Energy
February 11th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
We’ve seen a number of polls showing that people like solar and wind energy, but here’s one more, which includes
Northeast Cap & Trade Initiative’s 10th Auction Brings in $48.2 Million
December 23rd, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
If you’re not aware, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, pronounced “Reggie”), the first cap and trade system in the
Yet Another Poll (from Yale) Shows Wide Support for Strong Climate and Energy Policies, Including Cap & Trade
February 6th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
A new poll conducted by Yale University and George Mason University researchers shows that American voters do want strong climate
"Carbon Tax" More Popular than "Cap-and-Trade" with US Voters
February 4th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
Well, it is a surprise to me, and probably to a lot of people. But news from the US Climate
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