Voluntary
Tradition to market Californian carbon offset basket
Tradition, an interdealer broker and a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Tradition, has been awarded the exclusive mandate to market the largest agricultural methane carbon offset basket in California.
CCX launches new offset contract
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) announced details of two new contracts on Friday, covering certain types of US offset and direct emission cuts taken in the US.
APX launches carbon credit tracking service
A newly launched service will allow project developers, buyers and sellers of carbon offset credits and forwards to track documents and contract information.
$12m US carbon offset deal announced
Goldman Sachs, Blue Source and CE2 Carbon Capital have announced details of a $12 million US carbon offset transaction.
Cbeex and BlueNext combine forces
France-based climate exchange BlueNext and the China-Beijing Environmental Exchange (Cbeex) have signed an agreement to form a carbon market standard for China. The move is a step towards the creation of a Chinese voluntary system to limit greenhouse gas…
EcoSecurities registers largest Gold Standard VER project
EcoSecurities, a Dublin-based environmental project developer, has registered the Rotor Elektrik Uretim wind farm in Turkey as the largest project under the Gold Standard, a carbon credit quality label.
Orbeo acquires OneCarbon
French carbon trader Orbeo has bought global carbon project originator OneCarbon, a subsidiary of Dutch sustainable developer Econcern Group.
Dow and Gazprom sign carbon project agreement
Dow Chemical has signed an agreement with Gazprom Marketing and Trading (GM&T) to develop and implement greenhouse gas reduction projects.
Bidders in for Ecosecurities
A takeover battle has emerged between France's EDF Trading and Dutch company Guanabara Holdings for Irish environmental project developer EcoSecurities.
Voluntary carbon market doubles in 2008
The voluntary carbon market is maturing fast and more than doubled in size last year, according to a new study from research firms Ecosystem Marketplace and New Carbon Finance.
Beyond compliance
Community-level emission reduction projects are in demand as compliance buyers diversify carbon offset portfolios and corporates seek out sustainable green projects. Voluntary and compliance market methodologies and pricing are therefore becoming…
Summer 2009
The latest on investment and finance within the environmental and renewables sectors. In-depth features on the VERs market, US solar power contracts, waste-to-energy and a Q&A with Earth Capital Partners
Phoenix rises into green markets
Interdealer broker expands in to renewables and emissions markets to harness sector growth, and plans to act as a counterparty for RECs
Phoenix launches platform for renewable credits
Interdealer broker Phoenix Partners has launched an electronic OTC trading platform for renewable energy credits (REC.)
European utility CEOs aim for carbon-neutral power by 2050
Sixty European electricity company CEOs have handed over a declaration to EU energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs in which they pledge to supply carbon-neutral power by 2050.
EcoSecurities makes first transfer on Voluntary Carbon Standard registry
Carbon project developer EcoSecurities has made the first transfer of Voluntary Carbon Units (VCUs) to Australian voluntary carbon retailer Climate Positive through the global Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)registry TZ1. The generated VCUs came from an…
New registry will guarantee carbon offset credits
Caisse des Dépôts, a AAA-rated financial security centre, has launched a Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) registry for the voluntary carbon emissions offset market.
Goldman Sachs to market GHG emission reductions through strategic alliance with Blue Source
Goldman Sachs has bought an equity stake in Blue Source in a strategic alliance to market green house gas emission reductions in US.