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CDM investors welcome plans to expand ‘positive list’ of projects
Emission reduction project developers and investors have welcomed a proposal by the Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board to expand a list of projects which can automatically qualify for carbon credits, without enduring an onerous and often lengthy – and costly – validation process.
Global Carbon Summer 2012 edition is available now[free access]
The latest issue of our new quarterly carbon markets and finance publication is now available FREE, online.
Nominations open for 2012 Carbon Finance awards[free access]
Environmental Finance and Carbon Finance are seeking nominations for this year’s awards, including new categories for M&A deal of the year, and wind, solar and biomass financings.
Carbon plummets on renewed eurozone problems
Emissions prices have fallen to a monthly low amid deepening financial issues in the eurozone.
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Survival of the fittest
Maosheng Duan, chairman of the CDM Executive Board, answers questions from Katie Kouchakji about the future of the offsetting system, the effect of low prices and looming restrictions on the use of CDM credits
Pause for breath
While the benefits of directly linking emissions trading programmes are extolled by politicians, they may not be all they are cracked up to be, warns Miles Austin
