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04.08.2011
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FSA Advice - VERs as an Investment
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) are receiving an increasing number of reports from people who have been approached by firms promoting carbon credit trading schemes or offering carbon offsets as part of an investment product to individuals.
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13.07.2011
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UK carbon budget threatened by rising emissions
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In its third progress report, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has warned that if emissions continue to rise as they did in 2010, the UK will not be able to meet its first four carbon budgets.
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08.06.2011
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Voluntary Carbon Market expands 34% in 2010
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A study compiled by Ecosystem Marketplace, for Bloomberg New Energy Finance, has reported that volume in the voluntary carbon market surged 34% in 2010, as sustained corporate buying and a heightened interest in avoided deforestation projects offset the impact of policy setbacks in the US.
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31.05.2011
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Climate on the brink as 2010 carbon emissions reach all-time high
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Global energy-related CO2 emissions soared last year to the highest carbon output in history, threatening an international goal to limit global warming to within safe levels, according to unpublished estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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20.05.2011
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DECC Quality Assurance Scheme to end on June 30th
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The UK Government’s Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) for Carbon Offsetting, is closing down on the 30th June as the Government recognises that the Voluntary Carbon Market has developed and brought about great increases in Quality and Self Regulation.
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