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Lessons to be learnt from Europe on carbon pricing and farming
This week the government finally saw its carbon tax legislation passed through parliament. At the same time farmers have received the first approved methodology for how carbon farming could work.  In both cases a registry of emissions units will track Australian carbon credits. But if the European experience is anything to go by, Australia will need to be vigilant to ensure fraud does not occur.
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UK government releases first CRC league table
But critics say table does not provide an accurate view of how much energy is “wasted”, or reflect past efforts on efficiency. It may no longer apply to carbon credits but the first UK Government CRC energy Efficiency Scheme league table, released yesterday, still has its critics.  The biggest accusation has been it does not provide a true indication of how a company’s energy efficiency measures – the table only measures actions taken over the last year, and some have said it penalizes data centres that were designed to be efficient built before this period
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China accused of 'climate blackmail' over HFC credits
Chinese official says country will stop destroying harmful greenhouse gas if carbon credits it generates are outlawed.  China has threatened to release huge amounts of the potent greenhouse gas HFC-23 if the international community proceeds with plans to ban carbon credits generated by destroying the gas.  HFC-23 is a by-product of the refrigerant gas HCFC-22 which has a much greater warming effect than carbon dioxide and stays in the atmosphere for up to 200 years.
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Advanced Global Trading encourages motoring enthusiasts to offset emissions at 2011 Dubai International Motor Show
Carbon trading brokerage, Advanced Global Trading (AGT), has arguably the toughest sell of all at this year's Dubai International Motor Show as it tries to convince motoring enthusiasts to 'go green' and offset their vehicles' carbon emissions.
Steve Graham, Senior Consultant at AGT, says: "We know we have a tough job on our hands to convince these car fanatics - many of whom own gas guzzling supercars - to offset the CO2 their vehicles emit into the environment. However, given we're the only carbon brokers in the Middle East we've decided to exhibit at the Motor Show to highlight the environmental issues and raise people's awareness as much anything else. The UAE has one of the highest per capita CO2 emission rates in the world and cars are responsible for huge part of this with over a million vehicles registered in Dubai alone."
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