Sentences with phrase «working on carbon market»

Before moving to Seattle, Ben consulted for the Ministry of Commerce in Cambodia, studied economic development in Brazil, worked on carbon market policy for The Nature Conservancy in San Francisco and attended college in Walla Walla, Washington, where he received an honors degree in Politics - Environmental Studies from Whitman College.

Not exact matches

He has also worked on housing and regeneration issues, analysing the direct and indirect impacts and drivers of city housing markets across the country, and led research evaluating how cities can foster relations between universities and high growth firms, and capitalise on opportunities in the low carbon economy.

Thomas has also worked extensively in the analysis of carbon market mechanisms and carbon pricing instruments, with a focus on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Yet for all the good work of entrepreneurs and inventors in finding cleaner and better technologies, the fundamental incentives of the market are still on the side of carbon - based energy.

If market forces devised greener options which worked on both emotional states, it wold be a «no brainer» to save our planet and reduce carbon emissions while saving money and maximizing convenience.

Volcom, the lifestyle brand that markets apparel to surfers, skateboarders, and snowboarders, also practices «offset - inclusive carbon management,» purchasing tonnes from Wildlife Works» Kasigau REDD + project that protects 200,000 hectares of dryland forest in Kenya.The brand uses offsets to neutralize the emissions of its sporting events while parent company Kering offsets all scope 1 and 2 emissions on the business side.

COMMENT: Delaying work on the role of carbon markets in a 2015 climate deal is foolish, argues international trade body

Requires the President to establish an interagency working group on carbon market oversight.

The software enables carbon market participants to collaborate on projects, keeps a record of the work completed, and helps with validating carbon - reducing projects.

We don't know whether what you claim are benefits of «cheap» fossil fuels can really be attributed to their low cost or not, as we can't go back and check on every case as its price impacts work their way through the economy, nor can we speculate about foregone benefits, or whether the benefits are due to the artificially reduced price of burning carbon or whether people would enjoy them (or even greater benefits) in a fair market, except by examining by Capitalist analysis.

Innovate4Climate 2018 will convene global leaders from industry, government and multi-lateral agencies for a one - day Summit, workshops and a Marketplace, to work and dialogue on development of innovative financing instruments and approaches to support low - carbon, climate - resilient development pathways; mobilization of private investments in climate action; support to developing countries in their NDCs implementation; development of ideas on how market - based and non-market based climate finance instruments identified in the Paris Agreement can best be designed to maximize impact and minimize costs.

He has worked on various projects such as climate & sustainability strategy, carbon markets projects, trading of emission reductions, development and assurance of GHG inventories, corporate sustainability reports.

To create an honest market, we need to restructure the tax system by reducing taxes on work and raising those on carbon emissions and other environmentally destructive activities, thus incorporating indirect costs into the market price.

Believing that a carbon price — any carbon price — would work as a quasi-mystical «price signal» on the market, ushering in a world of solar farms and electric cars, they stiffed Chu.

Then, in September 2009 and ending this coming August, TERI commenced work on SETATWORK, a $ 1.27 million project with $ 999,972 of EU funding, aimed at the «thematic promotion of energy efficiency and energy saving technologies in the carbon markets».

Meanwhile, New York is seriously considering instituting a carbon charge approach to pricing in its markets, and a 2017 PJM working paper raised the possibility of implementing a carbon price either across the PJM footprint or on a sub-regional basis.

Dr. Chichilnisky has worked extensively on the United Nations Kyoto Protocol, designing the carbon market that became international law in 2005.

The new carbon market will also work with Costa Rica's central bank to offer reduced interest rates on energy - efficient cars and home improvements in exchange for signing over the carbon emission offsets to BANCO2.

This event will convene global leaders from industry, government and multi-lateral from industry, government and multi-lateral agencies to work and dialogue on development of innovative financing instruments and approaches to support low - carbon, climate - resilient development pathways; mobilization of private investments in climate action; support to developing countries in their NDCs implementation; development of ideas on how market - based and non-market based climate finance instruments identified in the Paris Agreement can best be designed to maximize impact and minimize costs.

The group recommended that the government should resolve the uncertainties over its plans for electricity market reform as soon as possible, as well as setting out a clear policy on the carbon price floor — which ensures companies and generators pay a minimum price for their emissions - and work with industry to «foster a constructive dialogue with the public on energy policy».

Ecosystem Marketplace works through a range of qualitative and quantitative analyses to link practitioners and decision - makers with each other and advises companies, governments and other NGOs on carbon / forest carbon market developments, transparency, social and environmental co-benefits and other mechanisms.

«The Pacific Coast states and province are working together to build a thriving economy, while reducing harmful carbon pollution,» said Matt Rodriquez, who attended the meeting on behalf of California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. «Through our shared culture of innovation, we view the challenge of climate change as an opportunity to develop new markets, attract investment and create jobs in the growing clean economy.

Its specialists are working on ways to help governments end fossil fuel subsidies while protecting the poor, connect global carbon markets, and make agriculture and cities climate - smart and resilient.

Along with numerous organizations eager to promote market — based mechanisms like carbon trading, there also are conservation groups at the congress who are working closely with businesses to help them avoid grave environmental errors, such as encroaching on the most vulnerable parts of the planet.

Energy Guardian (2/14/13) reports: «Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer on Thursday put a new carbon emissions fee bill on track for committee action by this summer, even as the chances for the proposal to be enacted appeared slim... The fee is part of a package of two climate bills by Boxer, D - Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I - Vt., that sidesteps President Barack Obama's call for a market - based mechanism to cut greenhouse gas emissions.»