There are two components to the carbon market: “Cap and Trade” and “Offsets”.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Rise of the Carbon Trading Market
There is ever increasing scientific evidence, for the effects of global warming. The effects can be observed by our planet’s changes in global temperatures, rising sea levels and more examples than ever before of extreme weather. This means that the greenhouse gasses on the planet are in need of stabilisation. The 21st Century has seen the rise of the carbon trading market, as a means of dealing with these important issues.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Carbon Expert - Carbon Investments
The 21st century has seen an abundant growth of investments in green and environmentally friendly technologies. Investments in the carbon market can be made for a variety of reasons. The most obvious candidates for investment in the carbon market are companies who exceed the permitted cap for greenhouse gas emissions.
Carbon Footprint
In accordance with the Koyoto agreement, a company is required to measure the amount of greenhouse gas they produce. The total sum of greenhouse gas emmissions that a company produces, is known as the carbon footprint. In the 37 countries who signed the Koyoto agreement, governments impose a limit for greenhouse gas emissions. This limit is known as the emissions cap.
Buying and Selling Carbon Credits
The buying and selling of carbon credits has become popular with investors, from all over the globe. Many people are finding that there can be huge financial benefits from investing in the carbon market. Carbon credits are now bought and sold in the same way as other commodities. This is much like a stock market trading model. The carbon market is part of the futures market.
About Carbon Expert: The Company.
At Carbon Expert, we enable our Clients to buy certified carbon credits. In the past, investors would need to first establish an account which was funded by a minimum deposit before any trading could begin trading. Carbon Expert is the portal to an over the counter way of trading in the carbon market which is faster and easier than ever before!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Carbon Expert News | The Profitable Side of Going Green
Mother Earth is getting a little bit of relief as more companies yield to pressure from environmentalists and activist shareholders to reduce their carbon footprints. But Gaia isn't the only one who's benefiting: Just ask the world's top 10 green companies, which have managed to save some serious greenbacks in the process of going green.
IBM (IBM), which tops the chart of Newsweek's 2010 global green rankings, saved more than $370 million from its energy conservation efforts during the 19-year span leading up to 2009, the company says. And IBM isn't alone. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which ranked No. 5 on Newsweek's green rankings chart, managed to save £3.8 million (nearly $6.3 million) in energy costs during a three-year period by reducing its carbon footprint by 4%, according to an Energy Efficiency Newsreport.
And even during these dour economic times, companies are apparently willing to increase their investments in green efforts, according to an MIT Sloan and Boston Consulting Group study on global sustainability and innovation.The report found 25% of survey respondents had expressed a willingness to increase their sustainability commitment in 2009, but that figure rose to 59% in 2010. And over the next year, 70% of survey respondents said they expected to increase their investments and sustainability management efforts.
Source: www.dailyfinance.com
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Carbon Expert news: Solar Panels to reduce Council’s Carbon Footprint
NEW solar panels are to be installed on North Tyneside council buildings and homes to help save money.
Newcastle International Airport staff smash energy target
ECO-CONSCIOUS airport bosses are "winging their way to green success" after smashing their goal of reducing the energy they use.
Carbon news: UK law firms to advocate corporate carbon targets
The UK's legal sector has launched a major new climate change initiative that should see almost a third of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales announce public carbon emissions targets.
Investing in the Environment by Carbon Offsetting
Carbon offsetting is arguably one of the most effective means of curbing unavoidable emissions while also accelerating the roll out of clean technologies in developing countries.
Carbon Trading news: EU attempts to salvage Kyoto Protocol
Reports suggest new proposal could aim to secure future of Clean Development Mechanisms after 2012
The EU is reportedly working on a compromise package of proposals designed to end the deadlock between developing and industrialised nations over the future of the Kyoto Protocol.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Carbon Expert Carbon Emission Reduction Projects – Windpower in India
The Clean Development Mechanism ( CDM ) is an arrangement under the Kyoto Protocol allowing industrialized countries with a greenhouse gas reduction commitment (called Annex I countries) to invest in projects that reduce emissions in developing countries as an alternative to more expensive emission reductions in their own countries. A crucial feature of an approved CDM carbon project is that it has to establish that the planned reductions would not occur without the additional incentive provided by emission reductions credits, a concept well known as "additionality".
Carbon Expert News: Environment Agency cuts CO2 and costs
The Environment Agency has cut its CO2 emissions by almost a fifth since 2006/07 as part of a wider reduction of its environmental footprint that has equated to a cost reduction of more than £6 million a year.
Carbon Expert News: Ford's new wind turbine makes greener cars
Ford has cut the ribbon on a third wind turbine at its Dagenham Diesel Centre in Essex allowing the expanded factory to get all its electricity from renewable sources.
Carbon Expert - How can I reduce my carbon footprint?
In the Home or Office
The most effective ways to reduce emissions are to:
- Fit insulation – A quarter of a houses heat is lost through the roof
- Install Draught Excluders
- Install Double Glazing
- Upgrade your Boiler
Simple steps you can take are to:
- Switch off appliances – Leaving unused appliances on costs approximately £800 million every year in the UK alone
- Only boil as much water as you need
- Walk short journeys instead of driving
- Cut down on food wastage
- Get a home energy check
Extra steps you can take are to:
- Switch to energy saving light bulbs
- Recycle everything your local council will collect
- Buy energy saving appliances
- Eat more local food – Cuts down on air miles, you can even grow your own fruit and vegetables
- When doing home improvements, you could install renewable technologies such as wind turbines or solar panels. Choose low energy lighting options, use sustainable wood, or buy recycled furniture and flooring
On the Move
When out and about, emissions can be reduced by;
- Walking or cycling when practical – Nearly a quarter of all car journeys are under two miles
- Walking or cycling will keep you fit, and save money on fuel, as well as dramatically reducing your emissions
- Drive smarter – change up a gear earlier, avoid using air conditioning unless needed, clear out extra weight, make sure your tyres are fully inflated, and have your vehicle serviced regularly
- Set up a car share scheme at your work, or join a car sharing club
Out shopping
- Plan meals to avoid wastage
- Buy seasonal food to reduce air miles
- Buy energy efficient electrical appliances
- Take your own bags out with you rather than using plastic supermarket bags
Remember the three R's. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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The Environmental Impact of Riding a Bike to Work
The author of a recent article is thinking of switching his commute “from four wheels to two” but he’s concerned about the environmental impact of bicycling: specifically, “about all the energy it takes to manufacture and ship a new bicycle.”
Carbon markets up 3% to €50 billion in first half of 2011
Global carbon markets saw 3.6 billion tonnes (Gt) CO2e exchanged over the six first months of 2011, valued at some €50 billion (US$71bn), compared to €48bn in H1 2010. In terms of volume this is down 5% on the same period last year, principally due to lower EU Allowance (EUA) volumes. In terms of value, however, it represents a 3% increase compared to the same period last year, according to analysis by Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, a leading provider of market intelligence, news, analysis, forecasting and advisory services for the energy and environmental markets.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Carbon Expert News | Science Behind Carbon Emissions
Scientists have shown in the last two decades that Climate Change (Global Warming) is very real and caused by carbon emissions. There is scientific backing that proves that we, humans, have contributed to this phenomenon. In January 2001, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), stated “An increasing body of observations gives a collective picture of a warming world and other changes in the climate system… There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities,” thus supporting the claim. It has led scientists to believe that there is over 90% certainty that human activities are the cause for global warming by emitting carbon into the atmosphere. Some of the phenomena we have seen are the continual rise of the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere, the greater frequency of hurricanes and flooding due to the melting of polar ice caps. We may be seeing just the beginning of the catastrophic damage caused by global warming. Scientists around the world have urged politicians, industries alike to take proper action in diverting this worldwide disaster.
Human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas), and secondarily the clearing of land, have increased the concentration of carbon dioxide, methane, and other heat-trapping (“greenhouse”) gases (carbon, methane) in the atmosphere which lead to the greenhouse effect. It starts with the 50% of sunlight that is absorbed by the Earth’s surface which radiates energy in the infrared region. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb most of the infrared radiation emitted by the surface and pass the absorbed heat to other atmospheric gases through molecular collisions. The greenhouse gases then radiate in the infrared range downward towards the earth. With increasing amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, a greater warming effect caused by greenhouse gas effect leads to global warming.
Much of the carbon dioxide released is due to the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels contain carbon from plants and animals that were fossilized over millions of years ago. When the fossil fuels are burned, they interact with the oxygen in the air to release carbon dioxide gas. When the carbon dioxide is released in the atmosphere it emits radiation in the thermal infrared region leading to overall rise in temperatures.
Carbon dioxide’s molecular structure allows for absorption and emission of heat. It consists of one carbon atom with an oxygen atom bonded to each side. When its atoms are bonded tightly together, the carbon dioxide molecule can absorb infrared radiation released by the Earth’s surface. The molecule starts to vibrate and eventually, the vibrating molecule will emit the radiation again, and it will likely be absorbed by yet another greenhouse gas molecule. This absorption-emission-absorption cycle serves to keep the heat near the surface, effectively insulating the surface from the cold of space.
Water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, and a few other gases are also greenhouse gases and contribute to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere. They all are molecules composed of more than two component atoms, bound loosely enough together to be able to vibrate with the absorption of heat. The major components of the atmosphere that do not contribute to the greenhouse effect are gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, i.e two-atom molecules that are too tightly bound together to vibrate and thus they do not absorb any heat.
Some of the statistics taken from scientists who have measured the environmental impact of global warming in the past two centuries share some disturbing facts. Measurements from Antarctic ice cores show that before industrial emissions started atmospheric CO2 levels were about 280 parts per million by volume (ppmv), and stayed between 260 and 280 during the preceding ten thousand years.
Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have gone up by approximately 35 percent since the 1900s, rising from 280 parts per million by volume to 387 parts per million in 2009. Carbon dioxide emissions are growing at an alarming rate. Recent data shows that in the 1960s, the average annual increase was only 37% of what it was in 2000 through 2007. The first 50 ppmv increase took place in about 200 years, from the start of the Industrial Revolution to around 1973; however the next 50 ppmv increase took place in about 33 years, from 1973 to 2006. These numbers predict that as the world continues to populate and thrive and there is greater demand for energy, without some form of regulation of carbon emissions.
Source: www.infoaboutcarbontrading.com
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Where do carbon credits come from and who buys them?
Carbon credits represent a reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Projects that prevent the generation of greenhouse gases or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere earn these credits, which can in turn then be "sold" to other businesses and individuals to "offset" the emissions they generate. So where do these carbon credits come from?
Carbon Expert - What are Carbon Credits?
EU Allowances, or EUAs, are the emission allowances given to participants in the EU ETS and are traded in a secondary market on the European Climate Exchange (ECX). One EUA gives the holder the right to emit one tonne of CO2. Approximately 2.3bn EUAs have been issued annually to industries covered under the EU ETS.
Carbon Expert – What is The Kyoto Protocol?
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The major feature of the Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions .These amount to an average of five per cent against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012.
Carbon Expert - What is The European Union Emission Trading System?
EU ETS
The European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) is the largest multi-national, emissions trading scheme in the world, and is a major pillar of EU climate policy.
Carbon Expert - What is the Clean Development Mechanism?
The Clean Development Mechanism is when a project undertaken in a developing country generates reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, contributes to the host country’s sustainable development, and accrues emission reduction credits.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Carbon Farming Initiatives Gives Indigenous Australia Major Opportunities
The emergence of a domestic carbon trading scheme could enable Indigenous groups to participate more fully in reducing Australia’s emissions if Indigenous participation is followed through, says the North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance.
The North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance facilitates large scale initiatives across Northern Australia's wet/dry tropics and is committed to finding practical solutions to support people to manage their lands into the future. NAILSMA has led research into the first offset methodology released under the Carbon Farming Initiative.
Additionally Indigenous people across northern Australia have recovered large tracts of land and retain Native Title interests over approximately 80 per cent of the region.
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Source: NewsMaker
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Biologic carbon sequestration refers to the assimilation and storage of atmospheric carbon in vegetation, soils, woody products, and aquatic environments. Fluxes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) in ecosystems are a function of natural ecosystem processes and anthropogenic activities. Section 712 of the EISA legislation mandates the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to develop a methodology and conduct an assessment of carbon storage, carbon sequestration, and fluxes of three principal GHG for the Nation's ecosystems. The three principal GHG are CO2, methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). A biological carbon sequestration assessment methodology has been developed to fulfill the first part of the EISA requirements. The national assessment for biological carbon sequestration will be conducted in the course of the next 3-4 years beginning in fiscal year 2011.
THE CONCEPT OF GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQESTRATION:
The USGS has developed a methodology to assess the nation's resources for geologic carbon sequestration in oil and gas reservoirs and saline formations. The methodology estimates storage resource potential that can be applied uniformly to geologic formations across the United States. The assessed resource is the volume of pore space into which CO2 can be injected and retained for tens of thousands of years. The methodology builds geologic models of the areas to be assessed and then uses probabilistic methods to account for the uncertainties associated with natural variations in geologic storage formations. Using the new methodology, the USGS has started the national assessment of geologic carbon sequestration storage potential. In the course of this assessment, USGS will work with a number of organizations to develop the geologic models needed for the assessment. These organizations include the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, and State Geological Surveys and Universities.
Source: USGS
Monday, August 1, 2011
How Can I Reduce My Carbon Footprint?
THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE EMMISIONS ARE TO:
- A quarter of a houses heat is lost through the roof.
- Install Draught Excluders.
- Install Double Glazing.
- Upgrade your Boiler.
SIMPLE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE ARE TO:
- Switch off appliances – Leaving unused appliances on costs approximately £800 million every year in the UK alone.
- Only boil as much water as you need.
- Walk short journeys instead of driving.
- Cut down on food wastage.
- Get a home energy check.
EXTRA STEPS YOU CAN TAKE ARE TO:
- Switch to energy saving light bulbs.
- Recycle everything your local council will collect.
- Buy energy saving appliances.
- Eat more local food – Cuts down on air miles, you can even grow your own fruit and vegetables.
- When doing home improvements, you could install renewable technologies such as wind turbines or solar panels.
- Choose low energy lighting options, use sustainable wood, or buy recycled furniture and flooring.
ON THE MOVE:
- Walking or cycling when practical – Nearly a quarter of all car journeys are under two miles.
- Walking or cycling will keep you fit, and save money on fuel, as well as dramatically reducing your emissions.
- Drive smarter – change up a gear earlier, avoid using air conditioning unless needed, clear out extra weight.
- Make sure your tyres are fully inflated, and have your vehicle serviced regularly.
- Set up a car share scheme at your work, or join a car sharing club.
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About Climate Change
WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE?
"Climate" is a very general term that has a variety of closely related meanings. Usually, "climate" refers to the average, or typical, weather conditions observed over a long period of time for a given area.
The climate of the Earth is not static, and has changed many times in response to a variety of natural causes.
The Earth has warmed by 0.74°C over the last hundred years. Around 0.4°C of this warming has occurred since the 1970s.
The recent Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) leaves us in no doubt that human activity is the primary driver of the observed changes in climate.
According to AR4, mean global temperatures are likely to rise between 1.1 and 6.4°C (with a best estimate of 1.8 to 4°C) above 1990 levels by the end of this century, depending on our emissions. This will result in a further rise in global sea levels of between 20 and 60cm by the end of this century, continued melting of ice caps, glaciers and sea ice, changes in rainfall patterns and intensification of tropical cyclones.
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE UK
It’s not all doom and gloom - there is still time to reduce the impact we are having on climate change if we act now. If we don’t – it will be our children and grandchildren who will have to live with mistakes of their fathers with the unpredictable weather variations that we are already experiencing becoming more severe over time.
CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE
During the last 40 years, the UK's winters have grown warmer, with heavier bursts of rain. Summers in the UK are growing drier and hotter – The effects of climate change can be seen in our everyday lives. Stark warnings are ever present- water shortages in the UK, natural disaster further afield.
Interesting fact: Until 2001 - The Thames barrier was raised on average three times a year - NOW - The Thames barrier is now raised on average 13 times a year.
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Invest in carbon credits and help safeguard the environment for future generations by purchasing carbon credits on an established globally recognised carbon trading platform with Carbon-Expert.
This website provides an outline of the carbon trading market and the services that we “Carbon-Expert” offer.
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