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Cautious start expected for Californian trading – KPMG
Regulated entities are not likely to jump into California’s cap-and-trade programme right away because of substantial market risks, expected price volatility and relative inexperience with emissions trading, according to a KPMG climate expert.
RGGI rules hinder offset creation – ECC
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative regulators need to improve the flexibility of their offset rules if they want their programmes to produce credits, according to one project developer.
RGGI may need UN offsets, if the price is right
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative market could tap the abundant supply of certified emissions reductions, if the RGGI states modify the programme in way that raises allowances prices, experts said.
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Relighting the fire
After a dismal outcome in Copenhagen two years ago, the UN climate process was dismissed as irrelevant by many observers. But new life was breathed into the process in Durban – can what happens next live up to the promise? Katie Kouchakji reports
MARKET SURVEY 2011: The rough with the smooth
It’s been a dire year for EU emissions trading and the Clean Development Mechanism – but things look brighter in California and Australia. Christopher Cundy reports
