What the EU Emissions Trading System can teach the world about a global carbon credit market

In an article on The Conversation website, Emre Tarim, Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences, Lancaster University writes about the lessons from the EU ETS, the world’s current largest scheme. A new global carbon trading market could be held hostage by speculators Our planet’s future hangs in the balance due to the unabated greenhouse gas emissions … Continue reading What the EU Emissions Trading System can teach the world about a global carbon credit market →

Blog from Jane Marsh: The Dark Side of Carbon Credits and How We Can Improve Them

Many organizations are making sustainability pledges to help combat climate change. Some companies aim to become net zero — emissions balanced by the amount produced and reduced. However, lowering overall emissions can prove complex and many businesses utilize carbon credits to help them reach this goal. Unfortunately, carbon credits are imperfect and many people believe … Continue reading Blog from Jane Marsh: The Dark Side of Carbon Credits and How We Can Improve Them →

If we want results in addressing climate change, “we may need to go beyond simply demanding action and instead focus on changing the way the global economy is organised and governed”

Nick Bernards, Associate Professor of Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick, gives his views on what it will take to get real action to address climate change in an article on The Conversation website. Climate change: why government failure to act isn’t the problem The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report … Continue reading If we want results in addressing climate change, “we may need to go beyond simply demanding action and instead focus on changing the way the global economy is organised and governed” →

Bold new initiative from European Commission to address carbon emissions

Andrew Warren, Chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation writes about a bold initiative to meet head on the inherent trade incompatibility caused by unpriced emissions from companies outside Europe. The column was in the May 2021 issue of Energy in Buildings & Industry. The EU’s new tool to create a level playing field … Continue reading Bold new initiative from European Commission to address carbon emissions →

One expert’s views on how to design a successful carbon trading scheme

As India contemplates the creation of a domestic emissions trading scheme, a number of things should be kept in mind. Mahua Acharya, MD & CEO, Convergence Energy Services Limited provides his views in an article on the Financial Express website. Carbon Trading: New emission-markets for a new decade As the world gets closer to … Continue reading One expert’s views on how to design a successful carbon trading scheme →