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Japanese utility Hokuriku CO2 emissions rise 44 pct

Japanese utility Hokuriku Electric Power said on Friday it expects its carbon dioxide emissions to rise 44 percent to about 18 million tonnes in the current fiscal year.

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Airlines call for govts to scrap green tax now ETS applies

European governments must cancel green taxes on flights because airlines now account for their greenhouse gas output under the bloc’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), an airline group said Thursday.

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Vattenfall says 53 pct of 2013 power hedged

Sweden-based power producer Vattenfall has hedged more than half its expected power supply for 2013, and between 13 and 25 percent of 2014 output, the company said in its 2011 annual report Thursday.

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Airlines seek compromise as EU carbon debate hots up

A debate between European policymakers and foreign governments over the EU’s airline emissions trading scheme (ETS) is heating up, but carriers caught in the middle are pushing for a compromise.

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Set-aside should not lift EUAs over 30 euros: policymakers

European carbon prices should rise to no higher than 30 euros through a one-off market intervention if the EU’s flagship Emissions Trading Scheme is to remain effective and not be replaced with other measures, policymakers said late on Tuesday.

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ArcelorMittal books $93 mln profit from CO2 sales, down 36 pct

ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, earned $93 million from selling CO2 allowances in 2011, down more than a third on the $140 million it earned a year earlier, the company said Tuesday.

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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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EEX to launch CO2 contract for airlines

Germany-based energy exchange EEX said Tuesday it would launch an emissions allowance contract for the airline industry.

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BlueNext to clear unsourced EUAs to boost liquidity

Carbon exchange BlueNext plans to clear trade in emissions units that cannot be traced back to their original source in a bid to boost liquidity, a spokesman said on Thursday.

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Qantas to raise fares on oil cost, EU carbon pricing

Australia's Qantas Airways said on Thursday it will raise its fuel surcharge on international fares and increase domestic fares due to higher fuel costs and the European union's carbon pricing scheme.

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U.S. cleantech investment slips 4.5 pct from 2010: Ernst & Young

U.S. venture capital investment in clean technology reached $4.9 billion in Q4 2011, a 4.5 percent drop from the same period last year but a stronger performance than expected amid a weak economy, according to advisory firm Ernst & Young.

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Big companies fall short on greening supply chain: report

Many of the world’s biggest companies are failing to make meaningful carbon emissions cuts in their supply chains despite claims they are implementing green policies, a survey said on 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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Carbon traders dust off CVs as market stagnates

A growing number of traders, brokers and advisors are looking for jobs outside traditional carbon markets amid weak prices and consolidation of the sector into fewer hands, recruitment consultants told Point Carbon News.

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Houston poised to become California CO2 trading hub

California will next year host the world’s second biggest CO2 market as it tries to roll back its carbon footprint two decades, but it will not be San Francisco or Los Angeles that will likely be the center of trade, but the U.S. oil-dealing hub in Texas.

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