NOAA Proposes New Climate Agency

2010 February 20

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday proposed a new climate change service intended to consolidate and improve long-range data and predictions, including rises in sea levels, droughts and other adverse effects. “Read mo... read more

Demand Picks Up for Voluntary Carbon Credits

2010 February 20

Demand is picking up in the voluntary carbon credit market particularly from the United States, according to carbon offset retailers and brokers, reports Reuters. “Read more…”http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/01/27/demand-p... read more

A New Look At Carbon Offsets

2010 February 20

The pricing that these markets set for carbon emission allowances will continue to be increasingly important for businesses—in particular, those facing the cost of buying allowances (so-called carbon credits) or developing projects for which car... read more

Google in the Energy Market

2010 January 10

Google is moving a step closer to its stated intention of becoming “carbon neutral”. The company has been buying carbon offsets for the purpose. Offsets are instruments that may be purchased by carbon emitting companies that are used to finan... read more

Despite severe cold, the planet is still warming

2010 January 10

A winter of severe cold certainly complicates the efforts of climate specialists and other scientists to press home the message of dangerous climate change, brought on by human activity which has raised global temperatures. It also gives the clima... read more

Finding common ground on climate change

2010 January 10

Some thoughts about why the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen failed to produce expected results and this country, and why other industrial nations are so reluctant to commit to real solutions to an inevitable global warming/climate changing... read more

US climate change legislation Q&A: what will happen in 2010?

2010 January 10

The global recession, US mid-term elections and a weak deal at Copenhagen all play a part in the future of cap and trade. What is the state of play for climate change legislation in America? Barack Obama put his reputation on the line at Copenhage... read more

Olympic tourists asked to buy carbon offsets

2010 January 10

Vancouver Olympic organizers are looking to spectators travelling to the Games to help fulfil the goal of staging the greenest Olympics ever. VANOC intends to put on a carbon-neutral Games but said Thursday it would need help to buy carbon offset... read more

IEA Seeks $2.4 Trillion in Carbon-Capture Investments

2009 October 13

Businesses and governments need to invest at least $2.4 trillion by 2050 to capture carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants and factories and pump them underground, the International Energy Agency said. That much is required to develop 3,400 p... read more

Climate change proposal would revolutionize value of forests

2009 October 08

The world’s tropical forests are disappearing, and one reason is simple economics: People, companies and governments earn more by logging, mining or farming places such as the Amazon jungle than by conserving them. Every year, tropical fore... read more

China Claims Edge Over US in UN Climate Change Talks

2009 October 08

China, India and other developing countries want the US-led West to subsidize their carbon reduction efforts. For its part, while at the UN, President Jintao made the headline-grabbing promise to plant enough new trees in China to cover the area ... read more

G-20 summit sets modest goals for climate change and global finances

2009 October 08

Leaders of the world’s leading economies gathering for Friday’s G-20 summit are aiming for modest steps forward — not sweeping prescriptions for change — on regulating the global financial system and fighting climate change... read more

Three Ways Climate Action Offers a Business Advantage

2009 October 08

According to conventional wisdom, companies concerned about climate change should focus on reducing emissions from internal operations, management of which is closely tied to their control or ownership. Yet if the goal is to stop climate change, w... read more

Climate-Change Agreement May Create 10 Million Jobs, Blair Says

2009 October 08

Summary: A climate-change accord among all countries for “ambitious” greenhouse-gas reductions would spur economic growth and create as many as 10 million jobs by 2020, said a study led by former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair. Policy makers... read more

Obama Says It's a "New Era" on Climate Change Policy

2009 October 08

President Obama devoted his debut at the United Nations with an address on climate change, calling it a “new era” and touting his administration’s record since he took office in January. In an effort to combat some international... read more

Climate change happening faster than predicted, new report says

2009 September 19

Climate change is happening faster and on a broader scale than the world’s scientists projected in 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Environment Program. That report declared that evidence of human-generate... read more