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06 Feb 12 19:17 ANALYSIS: China airline threats put EU in tight corner Government threats to prevent China’s airlines from complying with EU emissions caps may be seen by some as mere sabre-rattling, but they could yet leave the EU with a choice to undermine its emissions trading scheme or risk a bitter trade war with the world’s biggest economies. Buy/Free trial
18 Jan 12 17:52 Norway pledges $300 mln/yr to green world’s power Norway will spend NOK 1.8 billion ($300 million) a year to devise ways to help some of the world’s poorest people get better access to energy and to develop a new market-based system to limit emissions from global energy production, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. Buy/Free trial
12 Jan 12 18:28 Forest CO2 trade could cut Indonesia GHGs 26 pct: report Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions because of deforestation, could avoid emitting 211 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year through market-based incentives not to cut down trees, a report said Thursday. Buy/Free trial
28 Dec 11 13:08 Japan slashes 2012 bilateral CO2 deal budget by 30 pct Japan will next year spend nearly a third less on developing bilateral CO2 offset schemes with other nations as the government seeks to cut budgets to help the country recover from last March’s earthquake and tsunami. Buy/Free trial
22 Dec 11 12:18 EU airline carbon move could spark trade war-China Beijing criticised a decision by Europe's highest court to allow airlines to be charged for carbon emissions on flights to and from the European Union, with state media warning on Thursday it could spark a trade spat and the foreign ministry urging talks. Buy/Free trial
21 Dec 11 10:56 Top EU court to decide airline carbon case, could anger U.S. Europe's highest court will on Wednesday deliver a final ruling in a case over airline emissions that has triggered tit-for-tat legislation in the U.S. Congress and drawn a threat from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Buy/Free trial
16 Dec 11 22:19 Denmark backs energy efficiency proposal to drive green growth Denmark’s EU affairs minister said Friday that an energy efficiency directive, which could include a measure to withdraw over 1 billion EU allowances in the third phase of the ETS, is a tool that will support green growth, one the Denmark’s four priorities when it takes over the presidency of the European Union in January. Buy/Free trial
16 Dec 11 17:43 ANALYSIS: Shipping first in climate cash lineup The international maritime sector remains firmly in the U.N’s crosshairs when it comes to finding cash to fill a global fund to help poor countries tackle climate change. Buy/Free trial
07 Dec 11 01:40 California backs EU "dirty fuel" label plan EU plans to slap a "dirty" label on fuels derived from Canada's huge oil sands reserves have received a boost from California, whose pioneering labeling scheme seeks to put consumers in the driving seat. Buy/Free trial
06 Dec 11 17:43 U.N. mulls four options on legal climate deal U.N. climate negotiators were Tuesday weighing up four options on how to force the world’s biggest economies to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, according to draft text seen by Point Carbon News. Buy/Free trial
06 Dec 11 11:13 Shipping cash may help fund climate-draft Cash raised by the shipping industry's efforts to cut carbon emissions might be directed to developing countries to help them tackle climate change, according to a draft document seen by Reuters at United Nations climate talks on Tuesday. Buy/Free trial
02 Dec 11 18:32 China could agree to binding CO2 cuts-envoy China gave U.N. climate talks a lift on Friday by confirming it could sign up to a legally binding deal to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases, a move that may open the door to rescue talks over the future of the Kyoto Protocol, observers said. Buy/Free trial
02 Dec 11 10:20 UN aviation body probes four main climate change options The United Nations body that oversees civil aviation is considering four main options to address greenhouse emissions from jetliners, and has not yet made any decisions, a spokesman said on Thursday. Buy/Free trial
01 Dec 11 09:46 UN aviation body seeks emissions deal by end 2012 The United Nations body that oversees civil aviation is accelerating its work to address greenhouse emissions from jetliners, and now hopes to have a global agreement by the end of 2012. Buy/Free trial
25 Nov 11 11:06 EU's Hedegaard says Kyoto cannot be swiftly buried The "Kyoto system" on combating climate change took years to develop and cannot simply be killed off, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Thursday, ahead of next week's climate summit in Durban. Buy/Free trial

06 Feb 12 19:17

ANALYSIS: China airline threats put EU in tight corner

Government threats to prevent China’s airlines from complying with EU emissions caps may be seen by some as mere sabre-rattling, but they could yet leave the EU with a choice to undermine its emissions trading scheme or risk a bitter trade war with the world’s biggest economies.

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18 Jan 12 17:52

Norway pledges $300 mln/yr to green world’s power

Norway will spend NOK 1.8 billion ($300 million) a year to devise ways to help some of the world’s poorest people get better access to energy and to develop a new market-based system to limit emissions from global energy production, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday.

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12 Jan 12 18:28

Forest CO2 trade could cut Indonesia GHGs 26 pct: report

Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions because of deforestation, could avoid emitting 211 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year through market-based incentives not to cut down trees, a report said Thursday.

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28 Dec 11 13:08

Japan slashes 2012 bilateral CO2 deal budget by 30 pct

Japan will next year spend nearly a third less on developing bilateral CO2 offset schemes with other nations as the government seeks to cut budgets to help the country recover from last March’s earthquake and tsunami.

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22 Dec 11 12:18

EU airline carbon move could spark trade war-China

Beijing criticised a decision by Europe's highest court to allow airlines to be charged for carbon emissions on flights to and from the European Union, with state media warning on Thursday it could spark a trade spat and the foreign ministry urging talks.

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21 Dec 11 10:56

Top EU court to decide airline carbon case, could anger U.S.

Europe's highest court will on Wednesday deliver a final ruling in a case over airline emissions that has triggered tit-for-tat legislation in the U.S. Congress and drawn a threat from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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16 Dec 11 22:19

Denmark backs energy efficiency proposal to drive green growth

Denmark’s EU affairs minister said Friday that an energy efficiency directive, which could include a measure to withdraw over 1 billion EU allowances in the third phase of the ETS, is a tool that will support green growth, one the Denmark’s four priorities when it takes over the presidency of the European Union in January.

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16 Dec 11 17:43

ANALYSIS: Shipping first in climate cash lineup

The international maritime sector remains firmly in the U.N’s crosshairs when it comes to finding cash to fill a global fund to help poor countries tackle climate change.

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07 Dec 11 01:40

California backs EU "dirty fuel" label plan

EU plans to slap a "dirty" label on fuels derived from Canada's huge oil sands reserves have received a boost from California, whose pioneering labeling scheme seeks to put consumers in the driving seat.

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06 Dec 11 17:43

U.N. mulls four options on legal climate deal

U.N. climate negotiators were Tuesday weighing up four options on how to force the world’s biggest economies to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, according to draft text seen by Point Carbon News.

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06 Dec 11 11:13

Shipping cash may help fund climate-draft

Cash raised by the shipping industry's efforts to cut carbon emissions might be directed to developing countries to help them tackle climate change, according to a draft document seen by Reuters at United Nations climate talks on Tuesday.

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02 Dec 11 18:32

China could agree to binding CO2 cuts-envoy

China gave U.N. climate talks a lift on Friday by confirming it could sign up to a legally binding deal to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases, a move that may open the door to rescue talks over the future of the Kyoto Protocol, observers said.

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02 Dec 11 10:20

UN aviation body probes four main climate change options

The United Nations body that oversees civil aviation is considering four main options to address greenhouse emissions from jetliners, and has not yet made any decisions, a spokesman said on Thursday.

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01 Dec 11 09:46

UN aviation body seeks emissions deal by end 2012

The United Nations body that oversees civil aviation is accelerating its work to address greenhouse emissions from jetliners, and now hopes to have a global agreement by the end of 2012.

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25 Nov 11 11:06

EU's Hedegaard says Kyoto cannot be swiftly buried

The "Kyoto system" on combating climate change took years to develop and cannot simply be killed off, EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Thursday, ahead of next week's climate summit in Durban.

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09 Feb 12 22:17Quebec CO2 permits could hit $80/t by 2018: Barcap
09 Feb 12 21:37US approves first new nuclear plant in a generation
09 Feb 12 18:11EIB says sold 21.5 mln CO2 permits in January
09 Feb 12 18:09Airlines call for govts to scrap green tax now ETS applies
09 Feb 12 18:04EUAs down 4 pct on poor UK sale results
09 Feb 12 17:38Forest law vote puts Brazil CO2 goals at risk
09 Feb 12 12:41EU energy saving law hit by amendments avalanche
09 Feb 12 12:27Vattenfall says 53 pct of 2013 power hedged
09 Feb 12 12:21EU ETS to cost SAS Group 14.7 mln euros in 2012
09 Feb 12 11:07UK sells 3.5 mln EUAs at 8.11 euros each
09 Feb 12 10:54NZ carbon rises for fourth week, ends at NZ$7.85
09 Feb 12 09:56Australia risks missing renewable target: report
09 Feb 12 09:35Australia appoints carbon trade chief
09 Feb 12 06:47Airlines face $670 mln carbon pollution charge in 2012: study
08 Feb 12 23:38California eyes $40 bln in CO2 revenue for rail project
08 Feb 12 17:30EUAs fall 3.9 pct on weaker energy ahead of UK sale
08 Feb 12 13:53Airlines seek compromise as EU carbon debate hots up
08 Feb 12 13:26ICE to launch EU carbon permits for aviation Feb. 27
08 Feb 12 13:01Set-aside should not lift EUAs over 30 euros: policymakers
08 Feb 12 12:44Russia issues 462 mln Kyoto permits
08 Feb 12 10:43S.Korea CO2 scheme passes hurdle, awaits parliament vote
08 Feb 12 10:37Business group calls on MEPs to vote against CO2 market set-aside
08 Feb 12 01:23U.S. aviation bill heads to White House
07 Feb 12 20:31New Mexico regulators pull plug on WCI participation
07 Feb 12 18:35Italy’s Kyoto gap widens in 2010, as GHGs rise 2.2 pct
07 Feb 12 17:24EU carbon flat ahead of auctions
07 Feb 12 16:56ArcelorMittal books $93 mln profit from CO2 sales, down 36 pct
07 Feb 12 16:55UPDATE 1: Russia transfers 1m ERUs to Gazprom, Lukoil trading arms
07 Feb 12 13:18Cold weather drives UK emissions up 3.1 pct in 2010: govt
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06 Feb 12 19:17ANALYSIS: China airline threats put EU in tight corner
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