SYDNEY, 25 February, 2011 – GCS is pleased to announce that its agriculture land management methodology is one step closer to Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) approval, following the closure of the public comment process for the …
Australia will set a carbon price from July 1, 2012, as an interim measure until a full emissions trading scheme can be introduced three to five years later, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said today.
“This is …
Australia’s multi-party climate committee did not reach an agreement on how to put a price on carbon emissions, Climate Minister Greg Combet said after a committee meeting that was meant to shed light on the new …
If the globe shifted to clean energy, the price tag could amount to US$5 by 2030, a report on behalf of investors including Australia’s VicSuper and AustralianSuper has concluded.
The report by consultancy Mercer and institutional investors with more than US$2 trillion …
SYDNEY, 14 February 2011 – GCS is pleased to announce Voluntary Carbon Standard approval of its Improved Forest Management – Logged to Protected Forests methodology, which can applied in countries where millions of hectares of …
The government announced the scrapping of several carbon programs to fund the clean-up and reconstruction of Queensland after the recent devastating floods.
Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a one-off levy to …
Major financial firms feel they lack information about climate change to help clients manage increasing risks ranging from heatwaves to rising sea levels, a UN-backed study shows.
Climate expertise is an emerging factor of competition, according …
The number of forestry projects worldwide tripled during 2010, with multi-million dollar deals struck up between investors, buyers and project developers.
According to the Ecosystem Marketplace Forest Carbon Portal’s project inventory, the number of projects has …
More than 500 million offset credits have been issued under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), reaching a milestone, the UN announced. There are some 2,740 CDM projects, dispersed throughout 70 countries. Credits have been issued for some 855 of …
Central Kalimantan, one of Indonesia’s largest and richest provinces, was chosen at the start of this year as a REDD pilot region as part of the $1 billion climate deal with Norway. The project, to begin in …