U.S. Carbon Markets Just Dropped $400 Million On Clean Energy
The California and Northeast U.S. carbon markets just invested $400 million in cap-and-trade revenue in clean energy, efficiency, and emissions reductions.
The California and Northeast U.S. carbon markets just invested $400 million in cap-and-trade revenue in clean energy, efficiency, and emissions reductions.
The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA’s proposed emissions rule can succeed.
If you believe in capitalism and free markets then you believe in a price on carbon dioxide emissions. The only question is what that price should be.
President Obama’s pending power plant emissions rules are getting all the attention, but China may have just made an even bigger carbon market policy move.
Massachusetts has unveiled two new incentive programs designed to drive electric vehicle and bus adoption en route to a clean transportation future.
The clean energy sector, backed by innovative entrepreneurs, investors, and government policymakers, has seen enormous growth over the past 6 years. US solar power capacity recently surpassed 10 gigawatts as the price of solar panels has fallen some 75% during the past 5 years. Every 4 minutes, US installers put … [continued]
Two developments this month raise the possibility New Jersey could overcome Governor Chris Christie’s withdrawal and rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
The New York Green Bank has received $210 million in initial capitalization designed to boost clean energy projects and overcome market financing barriers.
The Bay State’s clean energy industry grew 11.8% from 2012-2013 to 79,994 total green jobs according to the 2013 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report.
RGGI’s latest cap-and-trade auction completely sold out of carbon allowances, but at a relatively low price. With carbon markets in “trouble” across the world, is it time to reconsider the definition of success?