South Korea Passes Carbon Cap-and-Trade Bill
4th May 2012
Yesterday the South Korean National Assembly passed a Bill to establish a national emissions trading scheme by January 2015.
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LRQA’s Madlen King to speak on MRV at Carbon Expo
27th Apr 2012
Carbon Expo is the world’s leading international trade fair and conference for emissions trading, carbon abatement solutions and clean technologies.
Business Leaders call for EU ETS reform to achieve EU Climate Change Targets
23rd Apr 2012
Philippe Joubert, CEO of Alstom last week provided input to an informal meeting of Environment Ministers on behalf of the Prince of Wales’ EU Corporate Leader Group on Climate Change.
CDP Report Highlights Opportunity for Increased Supply Chain Efficiencies & Cost Savings
10th Apr 2012
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has recently published the CDP Supply Chain Report 2012
Carbon Expo 2012
Event: 30th May 2012 – 1st Jun 2012
Carbon Expo is the global platform to explore the detailed development of carbon markets worldwide and interrelated policies and measures that will shape the international climate regime of the future.
Stephen Mushin takes E-idea to Antarctica
29th Mar 2012
Melbourne based ‘E-idealist,’ designer and artist Stephen Mushin is today joining a team of scientists, environmentalists and entrepreneurs on the International Antarctic Expedition (IAE) 2012 led by polar explorer and environmental leader Robert Swan.
Members of the European Parliament back Future Modifications to the EU ETS
19th Mar 2012
This resolution has no legal force, it is one step further towards decisive action
Tomorrow’s Vote to Set the Tone for Potential Future Modifications to the EU ETS
15th Mar 2012
The report calls on the Commission to adopt measures to correct existing weaknesses of the ETS and to take steps prior to the end of 2012.
Spotlight on LRQA & British Council E-idea; My Tree My Saving for Education!
12th Mar 2012
Anton Abdul Fatah, Indonesia winner of the E-idea competition for the start-up category, just launched a social programme called My Tree, My Saving for Education! E-idea is a joint initiative between Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) and the British Council which has identified 40 eco-entrepreneurs across the Asia-Pacific region.
EU Parliamentary Committee Agrees EU ETS Set-aside
6th Mar 2012 by Madlen King
A senior parliamentary committee of MEPs met last week and agreed an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Directive that would allow the European Commission to cut the supply of permits in the EUs Emissions Trading Scheme. The amendment, allowing the Commission to take measures by the end of the year, will address the current market [...]
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