Voluntary
HSBC is first major bank to go ‘carbon neutral’.
HSBC has reduced its net CO2 emissions to zero by reducing energy use, buying ‘green’ electricity and then offsetting the remaining CO2 emissions by investing in carbon projects.
Spectron brokers first 'clean' spark spread
Energy broker Spectron has facilitated the UK’s first carbon-neutral, or 'clean', spark spread trade.
The windy city rules
The Chicago Climate Exchange is going from strength to strength if its new initiatives,new members and volumes are anything to go by. Here PaulLyon talks to CCX founderRichard Sandor about the exchange’s future
Teco Energy joins Chicago Climate Exchange
Florida-based Teco Energy has become a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a voluntary market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Faith in the figures
There are signs that price reporting will remain voluntary, despite the drop-offin reporting levels, but proposals are still being made on all sides. EricFishhaut looks at the progress being made to achieve greater price transparency
Price wars
Ferc is preparing to analyse the results of its survey on energy price reporting.But the American Public Gas Association is concerned that a voluntary reportingscheme cannot guarantee reliable indexes. By Paul Lyon
The cost of good data
The US-based Committee of Chief Risk Officers plans to propose voluntary standardsfor energy price reporting later this year, in the hope of ruling out any needfor mandatory standards. Joe Marsh reports
Modernisingprice reporting
Recent investigations have seriously affected the voluntary reporting of energy price data. Now, the market is ready to move on. Edison Electric Institute’s Richard McMahon gives his organisation’s views on the future operation of indexes
Chicago Climate Exchange live in Octoberwith contract sale
The Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions market, will start trading on October 10, it said in August. CCX also said it has contracted Atlanta-based online commodities exchange IntercontinentalExchange (Ice) to design, provide…