http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/carboncredits/ en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:14:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411917/posts The head of the UN's climate change panel - Dr Rajendra Pachauri - is accused of making a fortune from his links with 'carbon trading' companies, Christopher Booker and Richard North write. No one in the world exercised more influence on the events leading up to the Copenhagen conference on global warming than Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and mastermind of its latest report in 2007. Although Dr Pachauri is often presented as a scientist (he was even once described by the BBC as “the world’s top climate scientist”), as a former... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411917/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:14:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410748/posts Wall Street sees carbon trading and related derivative products as the next big thing in financial innovation. Critics say it's the next big financial mess. Carbon trading provides a way for companies to stimulate green energy and carbon reduction projects by financing them through the purchase of carbon credits. Such trading has slowed over the past year or so amid uncertainty about regulations and global emissions targets. Eventually, though, many expect carbon trading to balloon into a multitrillion-dollar business. FOE and other environmental groups have been pressing the Senate to pass legislation that puts strict limits on banks' involvement in... The Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410748/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:04:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409348/posts Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is scheduled to meet privately Wednesday evening with top administration climate aide Carol Browner. Graham is working with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to craft a bipartisan cap and trade bill. He plans to discuss the ways Senate leaders can deal with manufacturing and coal state worries that the bill will spike electricity bills in the midst of a deep recession. “We’ve got to address people’s concerns about compliance costs and rate payer increases,” he told POLITICO. He’ll also use the meaning to address nuclear power, off-shore drilling and new coal technologies —... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409348/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:20:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409322/posts "...The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.” And that’s only the beginning of this tawdry tale, Mr. Barnes. The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong. For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409322/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:57:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407712/posts Contraception is almost five times cheaper than conventional green technologies as a means of combating climate change, according to new research commissioned by the Optimum Population Trust. UK Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2407712/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:55:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406399/posts YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHO WAS A GUEST AT OBAMA’s FIRST STATE DINNER….. Mr. Ratan Tata [The chairman of the Tata Group - India's biggest conglomerate] A story emerging out of Britain suggests “follow the money” may explain the enthusiasm of the United Nations to pursue caps on carbon emissions, despite doubts surfacing in the scientific community about the validity of the underlying global warming hypothesis. A Mumbai-based Indian multinational conglomerate with business ties to Rajendra K. Pachauri, the chairman since 2002 of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, stands to make several hundred million dollars in... wordpress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406399/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:26:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402978/posts Hot on the heels of Obama’s statements that a carbon market similar to the European Union’s greenhouse gas regulatory scheme would be centerpiece to his climate policy, Friends of the Earth has released a great overview of the proposals on the table. They warn that the lynchpin of US and global climate policy seriously risks replicating the boom and bust, experimental marketplace created in the last 10 years for mortgages and other debts. Like those markets, carbon trading is increasingly sparking fraud and wreaking havoc on prices. Moreover, it risks superseding, distracting from — and even discrediting — more legitimate... Carbon Offsets Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402978/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:00:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401577/posts Close followers of the Climategate controversy know that much of the mêlée surrounds an email in which Climate Research Unit (CRU) chief Phil Jones wrote about using “Mike’s Nature Trick” (MNT) to “hide the decline.” And yet, 17 days and thousands of almost exclusively on-line op-eds into this scandal, it still seems very few understand exactly which “decline” was being hidden, what “trick” was used to do so, and why Jones’s words have become the slogan for the greatest scientific fraud in history. As the mainstream media move from abject denial to dismissive whitewashing, CRU co-conspirators move to Copenhagen for... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401577/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:41:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401316/posts Hot air and high-minded speeches might be the most obvious emissions from the Copenhagen climate talks, skeptics say. But behind the scenes Russia will play an old card from communism's fall that could tip the odds even higher against ever meeting the summit's goals. Russia's greenhouse gas emissions plunged in the 1990s as its economy collapsed. Moscow now sits on a potential treasure trove of unused carbon emission permits it could sell to other countries. Those permits expire in 2012 along with the original Kyoto Treaty. Russia has signaled that it wants them rolled forward if it is going to... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401316/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 03:02:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399731/posts (snip) “Why did I do this? I want my time to count. I want to be seen as someone who can solve a hard problem by working with my colleagues across the aisle. I want to do something that matters. I can’t think of a better use of my time than to work with Democrats and Republicans to break our dependency on foreign oil, to create jobs for our next generation of Americans that will never go to China. And yes, leave behind a cleaner planet.” (snip) The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399731/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:22:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398867/posts Warming Scandal: The architect of climate fraud steps down, the creator of the infamous "hockey stick" is investigated, and Australia's parliament defeats cap-and-trade. We love the smell of truth in the morning. As the high priests of what Czech President Vaclav Klaus has called a "religion" prepare their pilgrimage to worship the earth goddess Gaia in Copenhagen, complete with humanity being sacrificed, the heresy of climate truth is finally being heard. The gospel of climate change, once expressed with the messianic fervor of an Elmer Gantry by Al Gore, is now expressed with the stammering incoherence of an Elmer Fudd... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398867/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 00:42:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397379/posts The Environment Agency will argue today that carbon rationing is the fairest and most effective way for the UK to meet its legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Agency’s chairman, Lord Smith, will propose at the organisation's annual conference in London that every citizen be provided with a "carbon account" and unique number that they submit when buying carbon-intensive items such as petrol, electricity or airline tickets. Individuals would then periodically receive statements that show the carbon impact of each purchase and how much of their annual ration has been used up. If they exceeded this ration,... BusinessGreen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397379/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 04:09:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396528/posts The carbon market could become double the size of the vast oil market, according to the new breed of City players who trade greenhouse gas emissions through the EU's emissions trading scheme. The ETS market may see $3tn (£1.8tn) worth of transactions a year in the next decade or two, according to Andrew Ager, head of emissions trading at Bache Commodities in London, with it even being used as a hedge against falling equities or rising inflation. "It is still a relatively new industry with annual trades of around €300bn every year. But this could grow to around $3tn compared... guardian.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396528/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391174/posts While on the board of a Chicago-based charity, Barack Obama helped fund a carbon trading exchange that will likely play a critical role in the cap-and-trade carbon reduction program he is now trying to push through Congress as president. In 2000 and 2001, while Barack Obama served as a board member for a Chicago-based charitable foundation, he helped to fund a pioneering carbon trading exchange that is likely to fill a critical role in the controversial cap-and-trade carbon reduction scheme that President Obama is now trying to push rapidly through Congress. During those two years, the Joyce Foundation gave nearly... Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391174/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:45:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390142/posts The cover of Nobel Laureate Al Gore's new book "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis" was intentionally doctored to exaggerate the appearance of hurricanes in the northern hemisphere as well as reduce the amount of ice present in the Arctic. Maybe even more ominously, Florida was so diminished it's almost totally gone. As reported by Florida State University hurricane expert Ryan Maue at the website Watts Up With That, the truth was apparently inconvenient for the Global Warmingist-in-Chief (h/t NBer Blonde): The cover opens and closes half and half - so you only see one hurricane...as in... Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390142/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:47:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377902/posts Junk Science: The oracle of climate disaster has a new book out on global warming that should be on the fiction list. He asks us to commit economic suicide while he rakes in millions from his green investments. 'Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis," Al Gore's sequel to his 2006 tome "An Inconvenient Truth," came out Tuesday. Printed on recycled paper using low-VOC (volatile organic compound) ink, it will undoubtedly be a best-seller and on the desk of every attendee at next month's climate change conference in Copenhagen. In a press release announcing the book, the Oscar-... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377902/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 01:59:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376834/posts Thanks for killing the planet, dog owners. Well, that's a rough paraphrase of a New Zealand study that claims a medium-size dog leaves a larger ecological footprint than an SUV. In "Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living," authors Robert and Brenda Vale argue that resources required to feed a dog — including the amount of land needed to feed the animals that go into its food — give it about twice the eco-footprint of, say, building and fueling a Toyota Land Cruiser. Noting that a cat's pawprint was roughly equivalent to a Volkswagen Golf's, "New... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376834/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:16:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368659/posts Over the past year, the economic crisis has devastated the financial services industry that fueled New York's boom years. The ripple effect from Wall Street is still being felt, as unemployment has risen to 10.3% in New York City. In this turmoil, it may seem hard to imagine a financial market poised to deliver significant growth. However, a rising number of investors and financiers see one in the trading and reduction of carbon. According to financial experts, carbon permits could quickly become the world's largest commodities market, growing to as much as $3 trillion by 2020 from just over $100... wsj http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368659/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:46:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360587/posts At a conference for environmental journalists in Wisconsin, Al Gore dodged questions on the many identified errors in his global warming movie, An Inconvenient Truth. "We're very close to that political tipping point," Gore said. "Never before in human history has a single generation been asked to make such difficult and consequential decisions." While the audience of environmental journalists were largely in agreement with Mr. Gore's presentation and his positions, one Irish journalist and filmmaker asked Gore about the many scientific errors that were found in Gore's global warming movie, An Inconvenient Truth. "A judge in the British High Court,... Digital Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360587/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:12:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355077/posts Now that the Senate has returned from its August recess, its members have many issues with which to contend. Although health care reform has received much of the attention in recent weeks, another bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) or more widely known as Waxman-Markey or “cap & trade,” is equally deserving of scrutiny. This is because most major economic impact studies demonstrate that the “cap & trade” scheme proposed in the Waxman-Markey bill will create massive consumer costs with undefined environmental benefits. In June, the Waxman-Markey bill narrowly passed the U.S. House 219-212... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355077/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:12:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348150/posts The Schwarzenegger administration pushed through new rules Thursday allowing California's biggest timber firms to cash in on the fight against global warming even as they clear-cut parts of their forests. Forest owners stand to reap tens of millions of dollars in the coming decades by selling the capacity of their woods to cleanse the air of carbon dioxide, offsetting greenhouse gases belched by industrial polluters. But the administration's successful effort to allow loggers to sell their carbon credits to industry while also clear-cutting their lands sparked intense opposition from several conservation groups. Ecologists say the self-styled "green" governor, an opponent... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348150/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:10:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2319281/posts A leaked memo sent by an oil industry group reveals a plan to create astroturf rallies at which industry employees posing as "citizens" will urge Congress to oppose climate change legislation. The memo -- sent by the American Petroleum Institute and obtained by Greenpeace, which sent it to reporters -- urges oil companies to recruit their employees for events that will "put a human face on the impacts of unsound energy policy," and will urge senators to "avoid the mistakes embodied in the House climate bill." TPM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2319281/posts#comment Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311794/posts Gov. Charlie Crist said he wasn't sure if he would host another climate-change summit and is backing away from his cap-and-trade energy policy. BY MARC CAPUTO TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Charlie Crist is cooling to global warming. Under mounting criticism from fellow Republicans, Crist looks ready to cancel his climate-change summit and is backing away from advocating a "cap-and-trade" energy policy. At his well-publicized climate summit last summer, Crist pushed a number of energy plans to encourage renewable energy development and establish a cap-and-trade market that would penalize fossil-fuel use. But Crist's plans were shredded by the Republican Legislature and his... The Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311794/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 07:13:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309793/posts For decades, the conventional wisdom foreseeing an end to population growth has been based on evidence that as countries advance, the fertility rate - babies per mother - declines. A new study in Nature, focused on several dozen countries with the highest Human Development Index, or H.D.I., find they are seeing a rise in fertility. Here’s Nature’s summary of the paper, “Advances in development reverse fertility declines,” which is behind a subscription wall: The increasing wealth of nations is accompanied by a fall in fertility, so that in many developed (and developing) nations, fertility rates have dropped below the replacement... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309793/posts#comment Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308625/posts Drastic action to stop a potential multi-billion fraud was taken by the Treasury yesterday when it imposed a zero rate of value added tax on carbon credits, the allowances issued as part of a scheme to help curb greenhouse gas emissions. Losses to the exchequer so far are unlikely to have exceeded a few hundred millions pounds but the Treasury said in a statement that "there now exists a substantiated and increasing risk of the UK becoming a major target for the fraudsters during the next few months". The move is highly unusual because changes to VAT need to be... Financial Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308625/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:37:52 GMT