Carbon trading coming to Shanghai

Shanghai will officially launch a pilot carbon emissions trading platform next year, which is expected to see the participation of about 200 companies in 16 industries, the China Securities Journal reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous source.

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Carbon savings promised in "biggest railway expansion in 150 years"

A £9.4bn rail upgrade programme to create a faster, low-carbon network was announced by the government today in what ministers hailed as the biggest modernisation since Victorian times.

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DPD launches carbon neutral shipping in six markets

European parcel carried DPD has now adopted carbon neutrality for its services in six major markets, at no extra charge to customers.

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Climate change and what it means for investors

There seems to be an article every day now on the effects of climate change and why businesses and governments need to become more environmentally responsible but what does that mean for investors?


The graph shows the increase in Carbon Dioxide from 1960 – 2010 and it continues to
increase on an annual basis with measurements over 400 ppmv in the last month.
In an attempt to control and reduce the carbon emissions and greenhouse gases the
Kyoto Protocol was created as a way of monetising carbon output emissions. By making emissions reductions that have been verified a commodity that can be bought and sold by organisations a new asset class has been created, one that now offers a
fantastic investment opportunity for the forward thinking investor.

VER’s (Verified Emission Reductions) are credits derived from a wide-range of project
types, from small scale community driven projects, to large renewable energy
projects. Each VER represents a verified emission reduction of one tonne of CO2 or
equivalent gas, this means each credit is the result of a positive contribution
to the global effort to control climate change.

The VER market is growing rapidly. In 2008, 123.4 million metric tonnes of CO2 were transacted a near doubling of the 2007 volume.  VER prices then increased by 20% in 2009 when the market was valued at US$705 million and with a projected annual growth of 25% it offers a great investment option.
For more information on the trading of carbon credits or reducing your carbon footprint
please see our website www.carbon-expert.com or contact Moya McKeown at carbon-expert on 020 3137 5480

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Going Carbon Positive with Cromwell Polythene

Cromwell Polythene Ltd based at Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds have been in business for 25 years and are a leading independent supplier of products for the waste management and recycling sector.  On 11th June 2012, they decided to follow a Carbon Positive process by deciding to work towards achieving a Carbon Neutral decision with Carbon-Expert a leading international carbon consultancy.

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Government launches Energy Bill to deliver 'transparency and certainty' for low carbon economy

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The government has today confirmed long-awaited plans for the biggest shake up to the energy industry in a generation, vowing that its ambitious package of "electricity market reforms" will bolster energy security, slash greenhouse gas emissions, and help create up to 250,000 new green jobs.

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A window into Microsoft's quest to become 'carbon neutral'

Microsoft today announced a commitment to achieve “carbon neutrality” for its energy use companywide during its upcoming fiscal year, beginning July 1. It’s a bold and somewhat unusual plan, but consistent with the software giant’s other recent sustainability initiatives, which favor sophisticated, IT-fueled projects conducted in a transparent and accountable fashion.

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