May 28, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter May 28, 2009 |
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Ukrainian government in biggest ever permit sell-off
Ukraine is in advanced talks to sell the right to emit some $3.5bn (£2.1bn) worth of carbon to three companies, the government said on its website this week. In the largest deal to date of its type, the government will sell well over 150 million Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) - a measurement of carbon established under the Kyoto Protocol - to the UK arm of Japanese bank Nomura, Swiss-based Dighton Carbon and New Zealand-based Tawhaki International. Laurent Segalen, managing director of commodities and environment at Nomura, told Reuters he represented a consortium of businesses looking to ... |
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Improved climate change projections for SE Asia
`This study will provide the first detailed regional information about climate change to assist Indonesian agencies to make better informed decisions about how to respond to these potential changes,` says CSIRO climate modeller, Dr Jack Katzfey. The workshop is part of a year-long project being carried out by the CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship and the Indonesian Bureau of Meteorology (BMKG). `Northern Australia and Indonesia share strong similarities between their monsoon climates and it is a natural extension to share our knowledge of future climate scenarios.` The ... |
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