It is one of a number of business ideas that have grown out of the global demand for
carbon trading schemes, and it's becoming a big business.
The site is also an interesting experimental area regarding carbon dioxide (CO2) in the context
of carbon trade mechanisms.
It also lays out guidelines
for carbon trading, which lets power generators buy allowances or credits from cleaner electricity sources to meet required CO2 levels.
To start with
carbon trading as a stop gap measure, simply because the global consensus exists to move forward, makes sense as a starting point.
Five cities and regions set up new
pilot carbon trading platforms last year to encourage local enterprises to address soaring greenhouse gas emissions and two more will be launched in 2014.
The
global carbon trade will have worked through its initial hiccups, and a thriving voluntary market will exist alongside the regulated market.
This innovative company broke new ground globally
using carbon trading to drive mass consumer action on energy efficiency.
It worked to encourage political leaders to
consider carbon trading and other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
I can prove global warming is destroying the planet but you all of you be like this is a plot by the oil companies that want
carbon trading credits to make them richer.
Two years ago, it seemed inevitable that some sort of so -
called carbon trade or carbon tax would be in force in a matter of months.
A carbon tax would be simpler, more effective, and could be implemented much more quickly, than the
proposed carbon trading scheme.
If you are unsure seek professional financial advice to help you decide
if carbon trading is right for you.
The report concludes that
personal carbon trading is not the best option for reducing carbon emissions - something environmental campaign groups have been saying for years.
While carbon trading and offset schemes seem set to spread, they so far appear ineffective in terms of actually reducing GHGs.
This will be achieved through a combination of
high carbon trading and offset; the use of sustainable fuel such as from waste and fuel - burn reduction through a more efficient aircraft fleet.
Lack of practice and a database The decision to restrict the involvement of the financial sector has sparked debates
among carbon trading professionals.
The text
recognises carbon trading mechanisms — which have so far been wildly ineffective at cutting emissions — as a legitimate solution.
This analytical report discusses about expanding the concept
of carbon trading to include compensation for the rural poor for their contributions to soil conservation and avoided deforestation.
Another factor that continues to muddy the prospects
for carbon trading are reports of abuse and manipulation.
Through carbon trade, countries with higher carbon emissions could purchase emission permit from those with lower emissions or even negative emissions.
Marrying bike - sharing
with carbon trading Like most Chinese cities, Shanghai mainly runs its bike - sharing program with government subsidies.
The majority of the trade is carried out not between polluting industries and factories covered
by carbon trading schemes, but by banks and investors who profit from speculation on the carbon markets - packaging carbon credits into increasingly complex financial products similar to the «shadow finance» around sub-prime mortgages which triggered the recent economic crash.