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UPDATE 1: Russia transfers 1m ERUs to Gazprom, Lukoil trading arms

Russia has issued 643,000 U.N-backed carbon credits to Russian energy giant Gazprom for reductions made at two emission reduction projects, according to data published on a government website.

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Cold weather drives UK emissions up 3.1 pct in 2010: govt

The UK’s greenhouse gas output climbed 3.1 percent in 2010 as people used more gas to heat their homes amid colder weather and more nuclear plants were closed for maintenance, according to final government estimates published Tuesday.

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Australian floor price rules to dictate CER demand: lawyer

Australian demand for U.N. carbon credits will be difficult to assess by investors until the government rules on how to introduce a price floor in its emissions trading scheme, a lawyer said Monday.

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U.N.'s Meth Panel gives green light to high-speed rail

High-speed trains could play a future role in international carbon offset markets following a recommendation by a U.N.-appointed panel, according to documents on the UNFCCC website.

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Australia unlikely to ban Chinese, Indian CERs: industry body

Strong trading ties with Asia’s biggest emitters make it unlikely Australia will ban its companies from using offsets from China and India to meet domestic CO2 caps, an official with Australia’s Carbon Market Institute said Friday.

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Weekly CER issuance set to soar to over 7 mln

Project developers have asked the U.N. to issue 7.1 million Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) next week, more than double the amount handed out in the past five days.

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Austria to buy 2-4 mln Kyoto units in 2012

Austria will this year buy 2-4 million emission permits to help it meet its goal to cut emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, but the country could buy millions more if it revises its purchase programme, a senior official said Friday.

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Ministry asks NZ govt to curb U.N. offset use in ETS

New Zealand’s Ministry of Environment has told the government it should limit access to international offset credits and focus less on Kyoto Protocol mechanisms, in a bid to restrict offshore cash flows and stimulate domestic emission cuts.

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U.N. inclusion of CCS won’t open floodgates: experts

A series of regulatory hurdles and a lack of demand for carbon credits will restrict the number of carbon capture and storage projects applying for offsets under the U.N.'s Clean Development Mechanism, a panel on an IEA webinar said Thursday.

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EU won’t curb CER use to tackle low carbon prices: official

Low carbon prices won't be used as a reason to ban more types of U.N. offsets from the EU market, but further restrictions in the future remain a “possibility”, a senior EU official told a conference Thursday.

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U.N. agency nudges up CER supply outlook 0.5 pct

UNEP Risoe on Thursday raised its CER supply estimate by 0.5 percent following a bumper number of issuances in January, when the U.N. handed out over 36 million offsets, the fourth-highest monthly total on record.

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U.N. offset trade volume slips in January

European trading volume in U.N.-backed offsets tumbled in January despite prices falling to all-time lows, showing the market’s increasing illiquidity, data compiled by Point Carbon News showed Wednesday.

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Franco-German CO2 bourse plans quashed as EC nixes merger

The EU Commission on Wednesday blocked a merger between European exchange operators Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext, scotching any attempt to create a Franco-German bourse that could challenge ICE Futures Europe's dominance in the CO2 market.

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Pakistan CDM officials unpaid amid govt turf war

Government wrangling in Pakistan has meant that staff in charge of approving Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects haven’t been paid in four months, but the impact on projects in the country is expected to be limited, a government official told Point Carbon News.

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Allianz, C-Quest Capital launch India carbon project

German insurer Allianz SE and U.S.-based C-Quest Capital LCC said on Tuesday they will finance the installation of about 8.5 million energy-efficient lightbulbs in India in return for U.N.-backed carbon offsets.

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