Sentences with phrase «international offset markets»

The use of credits from the UN-backed international offset markets also doubled in 2012 as companies looked to exploit a closing loophole previously described as «perverse» by Sandbag.

This, in turn, will help boost China's renewable energy capacity and lift carbon prices in the international offset market, which is being oversupplied by carbon credits from the U.N. - run Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Not exact matches

Verkindt is currently working to expand OMX into international markets like Spain, India and the Netherlands, where governments have followed Canada's lead in implementing offset policies.

Offset Market Exchange now has more than 4,000 active users, including several international aerospace and defense giants.

The ratings agency Moody's maintained the US's top - notch «Aaa» credit rating Thursday, saying, «The diversity, dynamism, and competitiveness of the US economy, along with the US dollar's status as the preeminent international reserve currency and very large size and depth of the US Treasury market, offset rising fiscal pressures stemming from aging - related entitlement spending, higher debt - service payments, and recent policy actions that will likely reduce future revenues and increase expenditures.»

Overall revenue rose just 7 % as spiking demand in international markets, from which it gets a relative small portion of sales, was offset by a 1 % drop domestically.

A stronger second half performance has helped global alcoholic drinks giant Diageo to increase reported operating profit by 6.5 % to # 2.574 b, aied by exchange rate movement, for the year ended June 30th 2010 as gains in developing international markets offset declines in the mature markets of North America and Europe.

Apex International Collaborates with DewaFlex to Broaden Market Support in France (Offset / Label) and Belgium (Label)

Joint briefing by Carbon Market Watch and Transport and Environment Overview The ICAO General Assembly, in October 2016, adopted an assembly resolution to establish a global offsetting mechanism for international aviation for emissions above 2020 levels (CORSIA).

Summarizes GAO's prior work examining (1) the challenges in ensuring the quality of carbon offsets in the voluntary market, (2) the effects of and lessons learned from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), an international offset program, and (3) matters that the Congress may wish to consider when developing regulatory programs.

03 May 2012 FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 3, 2012 — A steep drop in shipments of Android - based tablets offset a strong quarter from Apple and caused the media tablet market to miss projections for the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker.

Along with a boosted catch, a second hoped - for payoff was the sale of carbon credits on international markets aimed at offsetting greenhouse gas pollution by financing projects that absorb heat - trapping carbon dioxide — typically by planting trees but in this case through spurring plankton growth.

With the future of an international climate agreement still in flux, governments worldwide are turning to markets for voluntary carbon offsetting to engage private sector climate actors — and to inform or provide the tools that could shape tomorrow's regulated carbon markets.

The International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) is a not - for - profit alliance of leading carbon reduction and offset providers that provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards for the voluntary carbon mOffset Alliance (ICROA) is a not - for - profit alliance of leading carbon reduction and offset providers that provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards for the voluntary carbon moffset providers that provides leadership and a unified voice advocating for rigorous industry standards for the voluntary carbon market.

The International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) has become synonymous with best practice in the voluntary carbon market and all members only use offsets verified under the most widely respected compliance and voluntary standards.

Today, for the first time ever, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to allow the airline industry to use a global carbon market - based measure known as the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) to achieve its carbon - neutral growth pledge.

We learned Australia's ETS needs fixing to ensure the emissions caps are effective; international offsets must be disallowed; and there is a case for greater restrictions on the domestic carbon market to ensure emissions cuts occur where they are most important instead of where they are cheapest.

In addition, REDD + is likely to rely on two sources of funding: through carbon market offsets, where polluters in rich countries purchase carbon credits from local communities and developing nations that maintain their forests, or through bilateral deals, such as the Norwegian government's International Forests and Climate Initiative.

At the same time, Ecosystem Marketplace analysis of existing action plans — to be published in early November, in this year's State of Forest Carbon Markets Report — shows at least 29 developing countries explicitly plan to implement a national REDD framework or sell REDD offsets, while more than 50 of them have proposed more aggressive targets contingent on international financing flows.

The international forest and climate communities have placed high hopes on the potential for compliance carbon markets to generate funding to reduce tropical deforestation through international forest offsets.

To further these initiatives, the International Civil Aviation Organization adopted in October 2016 a global market based measure to help achieve carbon neutral growth, known as the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

«It emerged at the international level, through the combination of, among others: (1) the conservationist interests of big environmental NGOs in the North, (2) the interests of national and sub-national governments in the North seeking low - cost alternatives to supposedly «offset» their continued and excessive emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases, (3) the interests of national and sub-national governments in the South seeking to obtain financial resources for the «protection» of forests in their countries, (4) the interests of corporations that could profit from market - tradable «offset» credits, including through speculation on secondary (derivatives) markets, which would allow them to continue destroying the forests for the extraction of timber, minerals or oil, the establishment of monoculture plantations, etc., thus expanding their business opportunities, and (5) the interests of consultants and other actors involved in financial capital markets who want to turn «unexploited» forests into a new market for this type of capital, through the commercialization of «environmental services» such as carbon sequestration, among others.»

The Market - Based Measure is known as the Carbon Offset and Reduction System for International Aviation (CORSIA).

However, the INDC allows for the country to heavily use international market mechanisms, such as offsets or through carbon trading, to reach its goals.

The private investor then sells the carbon credits on international markets to companies looking to offset their emissions.

ClimateCare designed the offset programme to reflect Aviva's international market presence and supply chain countries.

In response, ICAO member states have agreed to offset the sector's new emissions through a global market - based measure, the so - called Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (COoffset the sector's new emissions through a global market - based measure, the so - called Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (COOffset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

However, according to Professor Rosemary Rayfuse, an expert in International Law and the Law of the Sea at the University of New South Wales, Australia, who also attended the Woods Hole meeting, ocean fertilization projects are not currently approved under any carbon credit regulatory scheme and the sale of offsets or credits from ocean fertilization on the unregulated voluntary markets is basically nothing short of fraudulent.

With such data and the carbon credits measured, the community was able to enter into the international carbon offset markets.

American Carbon Registry (www.americancarbonregistry.org), an enterprise of Winrock International, is an Offset Project Registry for the California cap - and - trade program as well as a leading voluntary carbon market offset program recognized for its high standards for environmental inteOffset Project Registry for the California cap - and - trade program as well as a leading voluntary carbon market offset program recognized for its high standards for environmental inteoffset program recognized for its high standards for environmental integrity.

The United States and the EU both took a pass on using international offsets to meet their targets, though their climate plans do not preclude the use of domestic carbon markets to lower emissions.

The July 9 Los Angeles Times reported 10 of the world's leading international banks are looking into self - regulation programs because of «reports of widespread problems in the [global] market for carbon offsets.»

That, of course, would expand the opportunities for rich countries and rich - world companies to offset their emissions from dirty coal and inefficient cars by buying credits on international carbon markets.

The International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA) is an non-profit organisation made up of the leading carbon reduction and offset providers in the voluntary carbon mOffset Alliance (ICROA) is an non-profit organisation made up of the leading carbon reduction and offset providers in the voluntary carbon moffset providers in the voluntary carbon market.

This is an innovative financing mechanism designed to direct increased financial flows from the growing international market in carbon emission offsets toward projects that contribute directly to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the least developed countries.

The document contained just three paragraphs on the use of markets, and they clearly leave the door open to international offsets — but just a crack:

A new study by Oeko - Institut analyses for the first time potential carbon offset supply for a global market - based mechanism for international aviation emissions to be adopted in 2016.

Will the removal of the popular video streaming service from Amazon devices be offset by a bigger presence in international markets?