Carbon trading news articles 
OFTEC dismayed at DECC announcement on Renewable Heat Incentive and Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme
OFTEC has expressed dismay at the announcement last week by DECC to delay the introduction of a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for domestic users. In a letter to the Greg Barker, the Minister of State for Climate and Energy Change, OFTEC asked for reassurance that oil heating consumers would not be disadvantaged by the decision to postpone phase two of the RHI until 2013, and in the interim to extend the Renewable Heat Premium Payment Scheme (RHP... [more]
Cool Earth appoints The Fuelcard People as official Partner
Business road users nationwide have welcomed CO2Count, the new service which provides accurate reporting of vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions. CO2Count was introduced to existing customers of The Fuelcard People at the beginning of 2012 and is already delivering essential information for fleets across the country. Steve Clarke, head of marketing for Fuel Card Services, said: “Whether managers are running a couple of vans, dozens of cars or hundr... [more]
UK launch for new generation roof insulation
Dow Building Solutions – the inventor of STYROFOAM insulation – is using Ecobuild 2012 (stand N1750) to launch XENERGY SL, a new generation extruded polystyrene (XPS) for insulation of inverted flat roofs. XENERGY XPS combines the proven features of STYROFOAM XPS - durability, reliability and strength – but has even better insulation performance thanks to the addition of infra-red blocking particles to scatter and reflect heat radiation within... [more]
175 years Wardell Armstrong – from coal and minerals to wind and waste
Wardell Armstrong, independent engineering and environmental consultancy, celebrates its 175th anniversary this year : in 1837, the mining engineer company laid the foundations for what has become a successful multi-disciplinary international company. Today, Wardell Armstrong offers a wide range of skills across renewable energy, waste resource management, land and property, infrastructure and utilities. It also continues to build on a stron... [more]
World first for full scale autoclaving with wet AD (1/2)
A sustainable waste treatment facility near Plymouth in Devon is set to become the first in the world to apply full scale autoclave processing to wet advanced anaerobic digestion (AD). Handling up to 75,000 tonnes of municipal and commercial/industrial waste per year, state-of-the-art technology will make the AD process up to four times faster than conventional systems. Biogas production rates will also be significantly enhanced, enabling the fac... [more]
Other Carbon trading news and reviews
Carbon tax excludes ag
AGRICULTURE will be excluded from the Federal government’s carbon tax and carbon trading scheme but the new system has included central measures that encourage investment and unlock new earning potential for the sector, through the Carbon Farming Initiative.
CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Carbon trading Korean-style
In Australia hope for bipartisan support over a carbon price appears forlorn, so how did South Korea manage to get both sides of politics on the same page? 23 May 2012 10:58 AM
The Role of Carbon Footprint Reduction in the Food and Drink Industry
NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Role of Carbon Footprint Reduction in the Food and Drink Industry ...
Aussies confirm carbon link to NZ
Australia has confirmed it will link its emerging carbon market with New Zealand's greenhouse emissions trading scheme, after similar assurances to the European Union.The development of transtasman carbon trading has been mooted...
Korean move boosts prospect for global carbon trading hub
The South Korean government has passed a law introducing a national carbon trading scheme by 2015
On Our Radar: Coffee and Carbon Trading
For every ton of carbon captured by newly planted trees, a coffee-growing community in the Peruvian Andes receives a carbon credit that can later be sold on the global market to benefit local residents.
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Coffee and Carbon Trading
For every ton of carbon captured by newly planted trees, a coffee-growing community in the Peruvian Andes receives a carbon credit that can later be sold on the global market to benefit local residents.
China posed for carbon emissions scheme
BEIJING, May 17 (UPI) -- The outcome of China's planned carbon emissions scheme could have a transforming impact on efforts to tackle climate change, experts say.
Amid Economic Concerns, Carbon Capture Faces a Hazy Future
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects around the world are hitting a wall in the face of high costs and a lack of climate policy.
CLIMATE SPECTATOR: Why Abbott has won the carbon tax debate
It only takes some insight from Google to recognise that Tony Abbott's emotive rhetoric on the carbon price has won out. 18 May 2012 3:42 PM
