Global Carbon Markets
The shift from free emissions to paid for emissions is creating a global carbon emissions reduction value chain. We help you to understand development of the UN Clean Development Mechanism the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and national carbon markets around the world.
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Business Implications Of The Copenhagen Accord
Released on December 19, 2009, the Copenhagen Accord is a three page political declaration that is intended to frame future UN climate change negotiations and codify national policies on adaptation and mitigation. Verdantix believes that the most meaningful elements of the deal are the increased potential for US involvement in a global climate change regime, inclusion of developing country reduction plans in global reporting, and larger pledges of financial support for developing countries. View full Report details »
Published: 20 December 2009
What Copenhagen Delay Means For Business
On November 15, 2009 US President Barack Obama put the final nail in the coffin of the UN climate change negotiations to take place in Copenhagen in December. There will be no Copenhagen Protocol to succeed the Kyoto Protocol which terminates on December 31, 2012. A legally-binding treaty will likely be agreed at the Mexico City summit in December 2010, rather than the more proximate UN conference in Bonn, Germany in June 2010. View full Report details »
Published: 16 November 2009
Irrelevant Prices: Global Carbon Regulations
Policy-makers obsess about the price signal from carbon prices as a driver of change in the business world. But Verdantix research finds that the price of carbon is irrelevant as a material financial issue except for a tiny minority of emissions intensive firms. This report provides a synopsis of global regulations for carbon reporting and reduction. View full Report details »
Published: 12 November 2009
Investment Manager Survey: Renewables, Environment & Cleantech
This report provides insights into the future of investments in the renewables, environmental assets and cleantech (REC) sector. Based on interviews with 26 investment managers across the funding value chain and discussions with 7 industry experts the study concludes investors, funds and executives who successfully traverse the 2009 to 2010 funding gap will benefit from a positive investment environment from 2011. View full Report details »
Published: 15 May 2009
US EPA Fires Starting Gun For GHG Reporting
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mandatory Reporting Rule on March 10, 2009. The proposed regulation has been in the works since 2007. It fires the starting gun for mandatory reporting of GHG emissions and the implementation of a federal cap-and-trade scheme possibly in 2013. Mandatory measuring and monitoring would start in January 2010 with the first GHG report due as early as March 2011. View full Report details »
Published: 17 March 2009
Enecore Carbon: CDM Shake-Out Survivor
Founded in 2006, Enecore is a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) consulting firm with offices in Beijing and London. By aligning its professional services with the needs of European carbon credit compliance buyers like RWE and Nuon, avoiding negative financial impacts from carbon credit price volatility and diversifying its revenue streams, Enecore has emerged as a survivor from the brutal market shake-out. View full Report details »
Published: 13 March 2009
£ 400.00
View details »Green Quadrant: CDM Project Developers
The Clean Development Mechanism value chain is complex, opaque and immature. Carbon credit buyers like banks, funds and utilities want certainty about the delivery of Certified Emission Reductions and low prices. To help them understand which CDM project developers they should turn to this Green Quadrant analysis assesses and compares 23 leading project developers on a wide range of evaluation criteria. View full Report details »
Published: 02 December 2008
First RGGI Auction Is A Crucial Proof Of Concept
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cap-and-trade scheme covering the emissions from approximately 230 electricity generating units of 25 MW capacity or more in ten north-eastern US states. On September 25, 2008 RGGI successfully completed its first auction of CO2 allowances in preparation for the start of the first compliance period in January 2009. RGGI is a crucial proof of concept for a federal cap-and-trade scheme. View full Report details »
Published: 17 October 2008
Focus: Arreon Carbon And CDM In China
Arreon Carbon is a carbon credit developer focused on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) opportunities in the Chinese market. This report provides a detailed assessment of the Arreon Carbon business, explains the CDM value network, digs into the core capabilities of this carbon credit developer and points to the future of the industry. View full Report details »
Published: 30 August 2008
£ 200.00
View details »Carbon Emissions Reduction Value Chain (forthcoming)
The Kyoto Protocol created a new market from a vacuum where value is created by reducing carbon emissions. This new market has incomplete market infrastructure, untested business models, evolving regulatory rules and volatile prices. Market participants need to understand each step in the value chain to secure confidence in their future role. Based on interviews with value chain players across the globe this report provides a detailed step-by-step assessment of the value chain. View full Report details »
Published: 19 July 2008